DepartmentLatin America
Inca Vieissimo Dance Figure
NameFigure
Maker
Santiago Rojas Alvarez
(Peruvian, born 1918)
Date1979
Place madeCuzco, Cuzco, Peru, South America
Mediumwood, fiber, organic
Dimensions7 7/8 in. (20 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, International Folk Art Foundation Collection, FA.1980.26.42V
Object numberFA.1980.26.42V
DescriptionCarved maguey wood; coated and molded with gesso, glue, moldmade face. Pineapple headdress, snaky hair. Dressed in rows of fringe made of animal hair. Long nose with wart, beard. Holds staff topped with pineapple in left hand.Part of Sakksa Tussukk dance group...con't
