DepartmentTextiles-Latin America
Headpiece for Dance costume
NameHeadpiece
CultureAymara language group
DateEarly 20th century
Place madeLake Titicaca Region, La Paz, Bolivia, South America
MediumWood, tropical bird feathers, natural glue
Dimensions15 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. (39.4 × 14 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Lloyd E. Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corporation, A.1995.93.1181
Object numberA.1995.93.1181
DescriptionMade from tropical bird feathers mounted on a wooden board. On a red ground are depicted: at top, the sun; below it are two male figures each with a feather headdress dancing around a figure within a frame. Below them are two men (one playing a flute) and a woman in post-conquest dress. At the bottom is a fish; colors are red, blue, green, yellow.
Early 20th century
Early 20th century
Early 20th century
ca. 1955
20th century
1920-1972