DepartmentTextiles-Latin America
Dance Cape, San Jorge slaying Nazi forces in WWII
NameDance Cape
Attributed to
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
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.....
c. 1955
Early-Mid 20th Century
Artist Not Recorded
Artist Not Recorded
1920-1972