DepartmentLatin America

Back apron, Corpus Christi dance costume

NameApron

CultureQuichua

Dateca. 1955

Place madeCotopaxi, Ecuador, South America

MediumWood, cotton, metal, fiber

Dimensions32 x 38 3/16 in. (81.3 x 97 cm)

Credit LineGift of Tom Robinson

Object numberA.1994.71.5

Collections

Andean Folk Art

Description3 panels of red cotton cloth hang from wooden dowel. The majority of the 2 outside panels are covered with yellow, the center panel with pink. All are heavily embroidered with floral designs, each with a white horse and rider just below center, a large heart at top and bottom center. Each panel is surrounded with a metalized silver border.