DepartmentTextiles-Latin America

Chacana

NameShoulder band for dance costume

CultureAymara

DateEarly 20th century

Place madeLake Titicaca region, La Paz, Bolivia, South America

MediumPalm wood, tropical bird feathers, fiber string, natural glues

Dimensions7 × 27 in. (17.78 × 68.58 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Lloyd E. Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corporation, A.1995.93.1191

Object numberA.1995.93.1191

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DescriptionThirty-eight 6" sections of palm wood are covered with brightly colored feathers and strung together. Spotted felines flank a large double headed eagle in the center. At proper right, two people stand as if dancing together. There is a lizard on the opposite end. The upper and lower edges are striped in blue, red and yellow, and whole feathers decorate the bottom edge. Ground is red, with blue and yellow predominant. Also green, black, and some white.