Pectoral ornament, trapelakucha

NamePectoral, pendant

CultureMapuche

Date19th century

Place madeChile, South America

MediumSilver

Dimensions10 15/16 × 2 9/16 in. (27.8 × 6.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, bequest of the Estate of Edith Page Skewes-Cox Estate, A.1974.19.4

Object numberA.1974.19.4

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionChain of four plaques interconnected by pairs of links ending on a "Mapuche" cross. The three lower plaques have incised cross figures on them. Cross has a circular repousee on the middle. Tear drops hang from the horizontal bars (one each) and from the lower bar (which has three)