DepartmentLatin America
Rey de los Ch'unchus Dance Figure
NameFigure
Maker
Santiago Rojas Alvarez
(Peruvian, born 1918)
Date1979
Place madeCuzco, Cuzco, Peru, South America
MediumWood (maguey), gesso, fabric, paint
Dimensions10 1/2 × 5 × 5 in. (26.67 × 12.7 × 12.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, International Folk Art Foundation Collection, FA.1980.26.37
Object numberFA.1980.26.37
DescriptionCarved maguey wood; coated and molded with gesso, glue and fabric; painted with oils. Bearded and mustached dance figure wears red kilt, white socks and shirt, green vest, decorated. Blue cape with flowers lined in pink, gold crown over long wavy hair.
