Diablo Chancho Dance Figure

NameSculpture

Maker Santiago Rojas Alvarez (Peruvian, born 1918)

Date1979

Place madeCuzco, Cuzco, Peru, South America

MediumWood (maguey), gesso, fabric, paint

DimensionsOverall: 11 x 4 x 5 1/2 in. (27.94 x 10.16 x 13.97 cm)

Credit LineIFAF Collection

Object numberFA.1980.26.45

Collections

Andean Folk Art

DescriptionCarved maguey wood; coated and formed with gesso, glue and fabric, moldmade plaster face; all painted with oils. Figure holds multicolored cane in right hand. Wears multicolored costume with lizards on legs and shirt, and snakes wrapped around upper arms. The face is covered with a pig mask with slender black and gold horns and red and gold curly hair down back.