Papel Picado - Skeletons on a Wheel
Name/Title
Papel Picado - Skeletons on a WheelEntry/Object ID
E-141Description
A Green papel picado depicting skeleton people on a wheel.Use
Papel picado is often used as decoration during The Day of the Dead. It used to symbolize wind.Context
Altars have certain criteria to fulfill in terms of the elements being placed on it. There needs to be a representation of the 4 elements (fire, earth, water, air/wind). The elements represent the journey made by the spirits every year to the living world. Papel picado (perforated paper) is the element that represents air. The images seen on papel picado vary. See links below for more information.Collection
El Camino College Anthropology MuseumCategory
Day of the Dead
Ethnography, Anthropology