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Every March 8, about 300 monumental paper-mache bulls are hauled into the streets of Tultepec, as an offering to accompany the figure of St. John in an iconic procession.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 9, 2024

To decorate the Christmas tree, they hung antique Czech glass ornaments collected over decades alongside new, natural ones made from strawflowers affixed to balls of paper-mache.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2022

In Mexico, the marigolds are placed alongside candy skulls, chocolate coffins, paper-mache skeletons and photographs of the deceased at the altars.

From Reuters • Oct. 17, 2022

The show invitation was glued inside a paper-mache mask of Hermaphrodite, a homage to his exploration of genderless dressing.

From Washington Times • Feb. 20, 2019

Tom, who had been watching his sister’s performance with interest, came over one day with five little paper-mache lanterns which he presented to her, two in the shape of black cats, and three like owls.

From Winona of the Camp Fire by Widdemer, Margaret