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"Dance of the Moors"
"Dance of the Moors"
"Dance of the Moors"
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

"Dance of the Moors"

NameFigure
Maker Martha Moreles (born 1926)
CulturePurépecha
Date1982
Place madeURUAPAN, Michoacan, Mexico, North America
MediumFiber
Dimensions8 3/4 × 2 3/8 × 2 11/16 in. (22.25 × 6 × 6.75 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of The Barthelemy Family in Memory of Ricardo Barthelemy, A.1989.2.13
Object numberA.1989.2.13
Description"Dance of the Moors" festival dance figure. Multi-colored foil crown with paper flowers. Pink and aqua scarves across face. Turquoise sequened, fringed cape. Black velvet short pants over white pants with embroidery and ric-rac. Spur on left foot, rope in right hand. Spur on right foot missing.
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