Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico,
Mid-20th century.
Molded papier maché mask.  Made on traditional clay mask mold.
(8 1/4” h. x 5 3/4” w. x 3” d.).
Purchased in Mexico c.1985

Inexpensive masks of paper or pasteboard (máscaras de cartón), formed over a pottery mold and then painted, have been made in Mexico for perhaps a century or longer. Máscaras Mexicanas, a book featuring photographs of Mexican masks, was initially published in Mexico City in about 1926, with a prologue by Roberto Montenegro. There are about 20 of these paper mache masks in the book, along with others of wood and pre-Conquest masks made of other materials such as stone. Moya Rubio included a selection of these masks in plate 188, on page 157 ( Máscaras: la Otra Cara, 1986). Notes from  the late Bryan Stevens, 2018

Nairobi, Kenya
2017
Recycled metal, wire, glass beads (2 1/2" h. x 5 3/4" w. x 5 1/2" l.),

Zulu People, South Africa
Glass beads, yarn, cotton fabric.
(5" h. x 3 1/2" w. x 2 1/2" d.)

Recycled tin cans, wire, rubber, plastic. May come in Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Heineken, Orangina and other labels.  We cannot always guarantee a particular brand of soda.
Large (Approx. 12 1/2"l. x 4" w. x 8 1/4" h.)

Recycled bottle-caps, wire, rubber.
(12" l. x 6" w. x 6 1/4" h.)
Vehicles come in assorted colors and bottle-cap types.

By Vuyorasi Ncopayi - Capetown, South Africa
Glass beads, cotton fabric.
(12 1/2" h. x 3 1/2" w. x 2 1/2" d.)

Zimbabwe
Recycled bottle-caps and wire (12" l. x 6" d. x 6 1/2" h. plus handle)
Assorted colors & designs.

Ndebele People - South Africa
Cotton and synthetic fabric, glass & plastic beads, metal and plastic wire, imitation leather skirt

10 1/2" tall

C@ca-C@la or P@psi Safari Land Rover
Tanzania
Safari roof lifts up!
Hand-painted, recycled tin cans, wire, rubber, plastic
Assorted colors & designs.
(Approx. 7"l. x 3" w. x 3 3/4" h.)