papier mache

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Certainly there must be a few tradwives whipping up hissy fits about this on TikTok, pledging to abandon King Arthur in favor of some brand best suited to make papier mache paste.

From Salon • Jan. 22, 2024

There’s a sense of excitement in the air and in Ubud and the surrounding villages I’ve seen people crafting huge, ugly ogoh-ogoh papier mache effigies, with bulging eyes, fangs and hairy backs representing evil spirits.

From The Guardian • Mar. 27, 2017

They made dummies with papier mache heads sporting their own clipped hair, which they left in their bunks that night.

From Washington Times • Jun. 7, 2015

In October, Prince Andrew was given a papier mache model of himself at Malet Lambert comprehensive school in Hull.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2015

“Only for about ten seconds. Then it fell apart, and the papier mache clogged up the drain in the art-room sink for a month.”

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass