Tigua: Village Scene

Name/Title

Tigua: Village Scene

Description

Typical village scene showing village in mid section on left with domestic scene in the mid upper section. Also seen are sheep and llama herds with snow-capped volcano in the backgorund. Flying in the upper center left is the image of a condor with a young women aside his back. This figure represents the legend, El Condor Enamorado, which appears in tigua paintings. The frame surface is painted in polychrome geometric designs.

Artwork Details

Medium

Acrlic or enamel painting on sheepskin

Collection

Permanent Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Juan Luis Cuyo

Dimensions

Height

11-7/8 in

Width

7-7/8 in

Depth

1 in