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Dancing couple
Dancing couple
Dancing couple
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Dancing couple

NameToy dancing couple
Artist Artist Not Recorded
Date1990s
Place madeAbaetetuba, Pará, Brazil, South America
MediumWood (balsa), tempera paint, elastic string
Dimensions6 11/16 × 4 3/16 × 2 9/16 in. (17 × 10.7 × 6.5 cm) not including elastic string
Credit LineGift of Antonio C. La Pastina and Dale A. Rice
Terms
  • Abaetetuba
Object numberA.2013.30.7
DescriptionStanding male and female figures, each with an arm outstretched in dance pose. Male has other arm around waist of female. Female in long, pink dress, male in green pants and blue short-sleeved shirt. Figures bounce up and down from elastic string, which is tied between their connected faces.
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