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Bear costume from the diablada, Musée du quai Branly (Paris)

2012 · Musée du quai Branly (París), Bolivia

Photograph of a bear costume from the Diablada of the 2006 Oruro Carnival, displayed at the Musée du quai Branly. The description notes that the spectacled bear acts as a mediator between entities and human groups and appears in several Bolivian dances.

Date: 2012
Place: Musée du quai Branly (París), Bolivia
People: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra (photography)
In the encyclopedia: Diablada ↗Carnaval de Oruro ↗
Format: JPEG / WebP / AVIF
Licence: CC BY 2.0
Credit: dalbera from Paris, France
Source: commons.wikimedia.org ↗
No.: EFMA·IMG·1344

See in the encyclopedia: Diablada

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