head covering

Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/8a63e279375fff936f3fd4c04f6dc930

Title

head covering

Description

Knitted mask worn by the ukuku, a trickster character who is the supernatural son of a woman and a bear who dances in the processional of the Qoyllur Rit'i or Snow Star festival. The ukuku climbs the glacier of Ausangate during the festival to bring ice back to the people to provide healing powers.
CC: "Gift of Miss Mina L. Winslow, 1972."

Subject

Quechua

Source

Recollection Wisconsin

Relation

http://dcms.beloit.edu/utils/getthumbnail/collection/logan/id/5534

References

http://dcms.beloit.edu/cdm/ref/collection/logan/id/5534

Source

Recollection Wisconsin

Subject

Quechua

Citation

“head covering,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed June 5, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/7809.

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