Name/Title
Hair roller (curler), artisanalEntry/Object ID
2025.1.182Description
A cylindrical hair roller made by hand from green plastic mesh/netting wound into a roll around a wire core. The open-weave plastic net forms the body, its grid visible all over; the winding gives a slightly ridged/undulating surface, and the ends are open. A handmade, improvised curler rather than a manufactured one. No maker's mark, brand, or lettering is present.Use
In the Arús Caraballo householdContext
Artisanal fabricationCollection
The Cabrera Arús family collectionMade/Created
Place
Country
CubaRegion
Caribbean, Central AmericaDimensions
Length
6.5 cmCircumference
3.5 cmMaterials
Material
Metal, PlasticMaterial Notes
Materials: Green plastic mesh/netting (open-weave, repurposed; specific polymer undetermined), wound around an inner wire core.
Technique: Plastic mesh/net wound and rolled by hand into a cylindrical roller — a hand-adapted (improvised) hair curler; open at both ends.Condition
Overall Condition
Very GoodRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Gertrudis Caraballo GálvezNotes
ownerRelated Places
Place
City
HavanaCountry
CubaRegion
Caribbean, Central AmericaNotes
ownershipCreated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsCreate Date
March 31, 2022Updated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsUpdate Date
June 14, 2026
