DepartmentLatin America
General Juan Velasco dance cape
NameDance Cape
Artist
Artist not recorded
Dateafter 1968
Place madeSapallanga, Junin, Peru, South America
MediumCotton, plastic, metal
DimensionsFramed: 37 3/16 × 25 3/16 × 1 15/16 in. (94.5 × 64 × 5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Linda Alexander, A.2020.25.77
Object numberA.2020.25.77
Collections
ProvenancePurchased by donor in Peru
DescriptionDance apron with heavy embroidery and sequins, with military officer in brown as central image. ). This dance apron complements our existing collection by adding a more recent historical figure, General Juan Velasco, who overthrew the Peruvian government as served as military dictator from 1968-1975. He was a left-leaning reformer who supported policies that benefited the rural poor.
ca. 1950s-1970s
2022
Mid 20th Century AD
2005-2010
c. 1915