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FOLK ART CARVED WOODEN TAKAAN ANIMAL PAPIER-MACHE MOLDS, LOT OF THREE, each of solid form, depicting an anthropomorphic bear playing an accordion, and a comic or cartoon character groundhog, mole, or gopher wearing overalls and a separately-carved hat applied with a nail. Each retains the original waxed working surface. Probably carved in Paete, Laguna Province, Philippines. Mid 20th century. Bear 11 3/4" HOA, 6 3/4" x 5 1/2". Literature: See Kangas and Kondon - "The Art of the Takaan: Wooden Papier-Mache Molds", Maine Antique Digest, January 2000 for more information on takaans and the papier-mache industry in the Philippines. Catalogue Note: Takaans were carved as molds for which papier-mache could be laid over, and then cut off in pieces and reassembled. The maker would apply a wax releasing agent to the mold, evidenced by the waxed surface most takaans retain, and most have cut marks in the wood from the artist removing the outer shell over and over again. The earliest takaan figures were generally of a religious theme or of animals, but as the market shifted towards Western tastes, a wider variety of forms were made.