papier mache

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If they existed at all, those guardrails were constructed of papier-mâché.

From Salon • May 18, 2026

We began each session by dancing around a cardboard mushroom with a papier-mâché owl on top of it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

One of the most famous involved Frank Morris, and brothers Clarence and John Anglin, who escaped in June 1962 by placing papier-mâché heads in their beds and breaking out through ventilation ducts.

From BBC • May 10, 2025

Above us were giant papier-mâché heads of alebrijes — colorful Mexican folk art figurines — used at LA Librería’s recent appearance at the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2024

Penelope’s few possessions—including her broken tiara, her ruined princess costume, and her papier-mâché seashell—were already in her bag.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood