I found these beauties sorting through yet another still-packed box in the garage. I was given these Mexican paper dolls when I was quite young and have fond memories of spending hours studying their regional costumes. One folded the arms behind the back, creating a cone shaped figure and then slid the ends of the shawls into a slot in the front of the dress (see last picture). I always played with them unfolded however, because one could see more of the clothes and I loved the details of their dress.
I have scanned all fifteen of them and created a gallery for them, which you can find in the right sidebar. Perhaps this year I will finally find a way to frame them altogether.
Midori Snyder is the author of nine books for children and adults, published in English, French, Dutch, and Italian. She won the Mythopoeic Award for The Innamorati, a novel inspired by early Roman myth and the Italian "Commedia dell'Arte" tradition....
