[People in Costume]

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Photograph of two individuals at the Día de los Muertos parade hosted by the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. Both wear floral skeleton masks. The leftmost person wears a lace veil, white dress, and gloves. She holds two white roses. The rightmost person wears a coral and green embroidered robe. The robe is hooded. Around the individual's neck hangs a black and white photograph of a woman.

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1 photograph : col. ; 4 x 6 in.

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Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.) 2001.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Texas Cultures Online and was provided by the Mexic-Arte Museum to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 13 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Mexic-Arte Museum

Since its inception in 1984, the Mexic-Arte Museum has been a pioneer institution in the museum field as one of the few Mexican and Mexican-American Art museums in the United States. The museum contributes to Latino cultural enrichment and works to improve the quality of life through innovative exhibitions and educational programming.

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Description

Photograph of two individuals at the Día de los Muertos parade hosted by the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. Both wear floral skeleton masks. The leftmost person wears a lace veil, white dress, and gloves. She holds two white roses. The rightmost person wears a coral and green embroidered robe. The robe is hooded. Around the individual's neck hangs a black and white photograph of a woman.

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1 photograph : col. ; 4 x 6 in.

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  • Día de los Muertos, Mexic-Arte Museum, Austin, Texas, November 2001

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Texas Cultures Online

Texas Cultures Online features local history materials from eighteen institutions depicting the diverse cultures of Texas during the 19th and 20th centuries. Funding provided by the Amon Carter Foundation.

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  • 2001

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  • April 10, 2013, 5:42 a.m.

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Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.). [People in Costume], photograph, 2001; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth304630/: accessed December 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Mexic-Arte Museum.

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