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Mate Cup
Mate Cup
Mate Cup
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Mate Cup

NameCup
Artist Artist Not Recorded
Place madeArgentina, South America
MediumMetal alloys
Dimensions5 11/16 × 3 9/16 × 3 1/8 in. (14.5 × 9 × 8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Robert Downing, A.2010.25.17
Object numberA.2010.25.17
DescriptionThick walled, pale gold colored egg shaped cup with floral designs on sides sits on three tall legs with shoe-like feet and projections from top of "legs" where they attach to outside of cup. Casting join-line horizontal across center of cup. Eagle attached to rim. Legs and eagle of a more golden color than vessel.
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Artist Not Recorded
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