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Marimonda Mask — Cover

About Marimonda Mask

The marimonda was cut from a sack by people who could not afford a costume and wanted to laugh at people who could. A hood of bright polyester cloth, two padded eye holes, elephant ears, and a long floppy nose sewn on in whatever colour was left over.

Worn with a white shirt, a waistcoat, two ties — one hanging down the back — trousers on backwards, and a rubber whistle. Everything inside-out on purpose. This is a design system built the same way: loud daylight cloth, stitched edges, nothing quite level.

Learn more about the Marimonda Mask style

Origin
Barranquilla, Colombian Caribbean coast (Barrio Abajo)
Era
c. 1880s–present; comparsa revival from the 1980s
Key figures
César Morales Mejía · Marimondas del Barrio Abajo
Movements
Carnaval de Barranquilla · Caribbean carnival satire · Colombian popular masquerade

Marimonda Mask design spec

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Typography

Alfa Slab OneHeadings
Archivo BlackBody
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