Muñecas de cartón Jewellery
Paper Mache Doll Jewellery
A brief history of “las muñecas de cartón”.
Mexican cardboard dolls were born between the late 19th and early 20th centuries, in a time when European porcelain dolls were an unattainable luxury for most people. In response, Mexican families began to bring their own dolls to life using simple materials: paper, paste, and plenty of imagination. It was in the city of Celaya, Guanajuato in Mexico that this tradition took place; there, in patios and kitchens, artisan hands shaped figures that were more than toys; they were reflections of popular identity.
Each cardboard doll told a story: creativity in the face of scarcity, beauty found in the everyday, and the pride of something made by one’s own hands.
