Description

Dance of Diablado
Bolivia, late-20th cent.
Unpainted tin from recycled alcohol cans
11″ w. x 14″ d. x 15 1/2″ h.)

The condor has always been a symbol of great power as the master of the sky (though it is more a reminder of past glory of the Andean culture, as they are now rarely seen ). The condor attacking and winning over the bull is the image re-enacted frequently.