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This donkey or horse man was constructed from bamboo in such a way that it gave the illusion the dancer was riding a small "burro" or donkey, when he put his head through the hole in the donkey's neck and the body of the animal fitted around his hips.
The Burrokeet tradition existed both in East Indian Hindu culture and on the South American mainland. The donkey's head was made from coloured paper on a wooden frame, while the body was covered with a satin skirt with a hemp tail.
The "rider" wore a satin shirt and a large matador's hat or straw hat and danced making the donkey caper and bow to the accompaniment of guitars, cuatros and shac-shacs.
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