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"In [Kumak, the Sleepy Hunter], [Alma] Duncan used masks to animate her puppets. By creating papier mâché masks, Duncan was able to alter facial expressions simply by changing masks when necessary. Such a device created a fast and efficient way to alter the characters' moods."
-- Jaclyn Meloche


Source:
Meloche, Jaclyn. "Braiding the Boundaries: A Dialogical Study of Alma Duncan's Art from the 1940s and 1950s." M.A. diss., Carleton University, 2004. (p. 65)