DepartmentLatin America

Canaculas Dance

NameFigure

Maker Martha Moreles (born 1926)

CulturePurépecha

Date1982

Place madeURUAPAN, Michoacan, Mexico, North America

MediumFiber

DimensionsOverall with Base: 7 7/8 × 2 3/8 × 2 9/16 in. (20 × 6 × 6.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of The Barthelemy Family in Memory of Ricardo Barthelemy, A.1989.2.6

Object numberA.1989.2.6

DescriptionCanaculas Dance Figure. Black hair, mustache, and goatee. Red and green stripe shirt over a white shirt. Short black pants over white pants. Holds staff with crucifix at top. Red, brown, and yellow headband. Canaculas Dance associated with wedding ceremonies during colonial times. Now done to welcome distinguished visitors to town.