DepartmentLatin America

Rey de los Ch'unchus Dance Figure

NameFigure

Maker Santiago Rojas Alvarez (Peruvian, born 1918)

Date1979

Place madeCuzco, Cuzco, Peru, South America

MediumWood (maguey), gesso, fabric, paint

Dimensions10 1/2 × 5 × 5 in. (26.67 × 12.7 × 12.7 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, International Folk Art Foundation Collection, FA.1980.26.37

Object numberFA.1980.26.37

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionCarved maguey wood; coated and molded with gesso, glue and fabric; painted with oils. Bearded and mustached dance figure wears red kilt, white socks and shirt, green vest, decorated. Blue cape with flowers lined in pink, gold crown over long wavy hair.