Objects: Unmasking Tradition: Mardi Gras in Louisiana
Dublin Core
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Objects: Unmasking Tradition: Mardi Gras in Louisiana
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This collection includes objects and relics related to Mardi Gras celebration. It interprets the changes that celebrations have undergone .
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UL Museum on the Move
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May 2, 2018
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Collection Items
Courir de Mardi Gras mask and hat
Courir de Mardi Gras mask made by Darlene Landreneau. Materials include wire mesh, cotton cloth, fringe, ribbon, 2018.
Second liner king cake figurine
At a small bakery in New Orleans, the tradition still lives on in having porcelain babies in King Cake. Alberta Lewis sells porcelain figurines to Haydel's bakery such as these, and comes up with new designs every year.