DepartmentLatin America
Dance Cape, Simon Bolivar
NameDance Cape
Artist or maker
Santa Cruz Capacyachi
Artist
attributed to the Workshop of Santa Cruz Capacyachi
Date1958
Place madeHuayucachi, Junin, Peru, South America
MediumEmbroidered fabric, metallic yarns
Dimensions30 3/16 × 23 3/8 in. (76.6 × 59.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.44.88
Object numberA.1979.44.88
Collections
ProvenanceAlexander Girard purchased in Huancayo in 1958 from unrecorded vendor.
DescriptionStumpwork embroidered. Square shape with curved shoulder panels and blue background. Statue of man on horseback, flower border down sides. Monument to Simon Bolivar
