Corpus Christi Festival Dancers

NameSculpture, Figure Group

Artist Artist unrecorded

Dateca. 1950

Place madePujilí, Cotopaxi, Ecuador, South America

MediumWood, metal (tin, electrical wire), paper, paint

DimensionsOverall (overall set A): 10 1/16 x 3 15/16 x 5 11/16 in. (25.5 x 10 x 14.5 cm)
Overall (overall set B): 7 11/16 x 2 3/8 x 3 3/8 in. (19.5 x 6 x 8.5 cm)

Credit LineGift of Peter P. Cecere

Object numberA.2003.36.106V

Collections

Andean Folk Art

DescriptionSet A: Twelve carved band players with instruments. Band members wear blue jackets, white shirts and either blue or white pants. Five figures carry horns made of yellow electrical wire. One carries yellow tin cymbals. Two carry drums. Two carry flutes and two have lost their instruments.
Set B: Four smaller figures wear darker blue suits. One has a cymbal. The other three have lost their instruments.