Name/Title
Paper packet of facial powder (polvo facial), unbrandedEntry/Object ID
2025.1.371Description
Small rectangular packet of kraft paper, folded closed, heavily toned, soiled, and spotted. No printing, label, stamp, or maker's mark appears anywhere on the surface. It contains facial powder.Use
Belonged to Gertrudis Caraballo GálvezContext
A plain, unprinted paper packet used to hold or dispense loose facial powder. Such packaging is typically undatable on its own and is most associated with periods of acute shortage; in the Cuban context this points especially to the Período Especial of the 1990s, though plain-paper dispensing recurred at other times as well. No branding ties it to a specific producer.Collection
The Cabrera Arús family collection, Gertrudis Caraballo Gálvez collecitionMade/Created
Place
Country
CubaRegion
Caribbean, Central AmericaNotes
Date: undetermined; plain generic paper packaging suggests a scarcity period and is undatable from the object alone — it may postdate 1990 (e.g., the Período Especial), which would place it at or just beyond the upper edge of the 1959–1990 collection period.Parts
Folded paper packet (single component). Contents (powder).Materials
Material
PaperMaterial Notes
Kraft paper; facial powder.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Gertrudis Caraballo GálvezNotes
ownerRelated Places
Place
City
HavanaCountry
CubaRegion
Caribbean, Central AmericaNotes
useResearch Notes
Notes
The interest of this item is documentary, not as a branded product: it evidences generic/improvised cosmetic packaging under scarcity.Created By
María A. Cabrera ArúsCreate Date
March 31, 2022Updated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsUpdate Date
June 17, 2026