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Inca Vieissimo Dance Figure
Inca Vieissimo Dance Figure
Inca Vieissimo Dance Figure
Museum of International Folk Art
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 11/16 in. (19.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, International Folk Art Foundation Collection, FA.1980.26.43V
Object numberFA.1980.26.43V
DescriptionCarved maguey wood; coated and molded with gesso, glue. Mold-made 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.Complete set: FA.80.26-42/43. Fumig. w/Vikane, 5/1980
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