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
