Dance Cape, San Jorge slaying Nazi forces in WWII

NameDance Cape

Attributed to Santa Cruz Capacyachi

Artist or maker Santa Cruz Capacyachi

Date1945 - 1975

Place madeSapallanga, Junin, Peru, South America

MediumCotton, silk thread, sequins, metallic thread, cardboard, mirrors

Dimensions31 7/8 × 19 1/2 × 1 15/16 in. (81 × 49.5 × 5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, International Folk Art Foundation Collection, FA.1977.9.1

Object numberFA.1977.9.1

Collections

Selections from the Museum's Textile Collection

ProvenanceInternational Folk Art Foundation (IFAF) purchase with funds from E. Boyd Memorial Fund from collector Andrea Aranow. Purchase recommended by former curator of textiles and costume, Nora Fisher (deceased); Collected in Junin, Peru in 1976 by Andrea Aranow and Willy Sayan.

DescriptionLarge embroidered square with some rigidity, which is attached to two collar attachments which form a semicircle with neckhole cutout. Worn by men in Negritos and or Capitan dances saint's day.....