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Lent by John and Leigh Banaszak.

Dance Capes

Lent by John and Leigh Banaszak.
Lent by John and Leigh Banaszak.
Contact us at copyright@samuseum.org for rights and reproduction of this image. Photography by Ansen Seale.

Dance Capes

Place made:Huayucachi, Huancayo, Peru
General region:South America
Date: mid- 20th century
Credit Line: On loan from John and Leigh Banaszak
Object number: L.2013.7.1-3
Label Text
These capes were worn by dancers in the community of Sapallanga, located in the Peruvian department of Junín, to celebrate the feast of the Virgin of Cocharcas. The capes are made using an embroidery technique known as "stump work," in which thread is wrapped around forms of wood and other materials to produce a three-dimensional effect. The central figures on the capes refer to military officers who played important roles in the War of the Pacific, fought between Chile and a Bolivian-Peruvian Alliance from 1879 to 1884.

Estas capas fueron usadas por danzantes en la comunidad de Sapallanga, ubicada en el departamento de Junín, para celebrar la fiesta de la Virgen de Cocharcas. Las capas se bordan utilizando una técnica conocida como "trabajo de tocón," donde el hilo se envuelve alrededor de figuras hechas de madera y/o de otros materiales para producir un efecto tridimensional. Las figuras centrales en las capas representan a oficiales militares que participaron en la Guerra del Pacífico (1879–1884), un conflicto armado acontecido entre Chile y la Alianza Defensiva Perú-Bolivia.

(LA, 2020)
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