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Chapa
Chapa
Chapa
DepartmentLatin America

Chapa

NameDance Costume Ornament
Artist Artist unrecorded
DateLate 18th or early 19th century
Place madePaucartambo, Cuzco, Peru, South America
MediumMetal (silver)
Dimensions5 1/4 x 3 3/4 in. (13.335 x 9.525 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Florence Dibell Bartlett, A.1955.86.347
Object numberA.1955.86.347
Collections
DescriptionRectangle, with bas relief, repousse image of a crowned masquerader with spear and wings, wearing long gown. Has appearance of angel.
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