SOUTH AMERICA. Dance of the Jaguars, Kaua Indians; mask 1900 old antique print
£4
SKU: P-6-036714
'Dance of the Jaguars, Kaua Indians - The Masked costume, which is supposed to represent the hide of this beast of prey, is made of white bast material, and painted with black and red rings. The dancer jumps about wildly in cat-like springs, with bent body, and draws hollow sounds from a tube. The tube, for the sake of resonance, is placed in a pot, and the sounds are supposed to resemble the howls of the jaguar'
Size 21 x 15 cm | 8.0 x 6.0 inches
Date Published: 1900
Type: Antique photographic book illustration
Author: Koch-Grunberg, Th.
Publication: Customs of the World
Condition: Good |
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