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Mask component of a Bolivian carnival diabladadance outfit
Carlos Sánchez (Aymara), courtesy of the National Museum of the American Indian1975/1975
Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Latino
Washington, DC, United States
This mask is one of thirteen pieces that make up the outfit of a diabladadancer, an emblematic figure of Bolivian carnival. Diabladadances and other Bolivian cultural traditions thrive in the region around Washington, DC—home to the oldest and largest Bolivian community in the United States.
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- Title: Mask component of a Bolivian carnival diabladadance outfit
- Creator: Carlos Sánchez (Aymara), courtesy of the National Museum of the American Indian
- Date Created: 1975/1975
- Location: Oruro, Bolivia
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