DepartmentLatin America

Tupu

NamePin

CultureMapuche

DateLate 19th century

Place madeLa Frontera Region, Chile, South America

MediumMetal (silver)

Dimensions8 11/16 × 4 5/16 in. (22 × 11 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, bequest of the Estate of Edith Page Skewes-Cox Estate, A.1974.19.14

Object numberA.1974.19.14

Collections

Andean Folk Art

DescriptionSlender pin ornamented with round circular plaque with a large circular repoussé dot in the center and smaller peripheral ones, one in each quadrant. It also has incised bird, llama and geometrical designs between.

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