DepartmentLatin America

"Dance of the Moors"

NameFigure

Maker Martha Moreles (born 1926)

CulturePurépecha

Date1982

Place madeURUAPAN, Michoacan, Mexico, North America

MediumFiber

DimensionsOverall with Base: 8 1/4 × 3 1/8 × 2 11/16 in. (21 × 8 × 6.75 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of The Barthelemy Family in Memory of Ricardo Barthelemy, A.1989.2.15

Object numberA.1989.2.15

Description"Dance of the Moors" festival dance figure. Multi-colored foil crown with paper flowers. Blue and magenta scarves over face. Lavendar velvet, sequined, fringed cape. Black velvet short pants over white pants with embroidery, ric-rac, and fringe. Rope in right hand.