Chimbangalles de San Benito

NameKinetic Toy

Maker Mario Calderon

Date1999

Place madeMerída, Venezuela, South America

MediumWood, string and paint

DimensionsOverall: 11 1/4 x 7 7/8 x 15 9/16 in. (28.5 x 20 x 39.5 cm)

Credit LineIFAF Collection

Object numberFA.1999.54.3

Collections

Andean Folk Art

DescriptionFolding rack has nine figures on top; large wooden ball on string below moves arms of figures when swung around. Figures: three men play drums, one waves a flag, one w/ a rattle, one w/ a small shrine containing flowers, one woman dances and another holds a rattle.