Chahuay

NameEarrings

CultureMapuche

Date19th century

Place madeLa Frontera Region, Chile, South America

MediumMetal (silver)

Dimensions3 × 1 3/4 in. (7.62 × 4.445 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, bequest of the Estate of Edith Page Skewes-Cox Estate, A.1974.19.8ab

Object numberA.1974.19.8ab

Collections

Andean Folk Art

DescriptionFlat, crescent shape with three incised flowers and incised oblique lines on the margin. Three paddle shaped plaques are linked to the lower edge of each earring.

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Earrings

Artist unrecorded

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