DepartmentLatin America

Mate Cup

NameCup

Artist Artist unrecorded

Date19th century

Place madeBolivia, South America

MediumGourd, metal (silver)

Dimensions4 3/4 × 6 3/4 × 3 1/4 in. (12.065 × 17.145 × 8.255 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, bequest of the Estate of Edith Page Skewes-Cox Estate, A.1974.19.38

Object numberA.1974.19.38

Collections

Andean Folk Art

DescriptionGourd with fitted silver ornaments. The gourd has a lateral opening for a mouth; the stem creates a handle and geometric designs are incised around the cup body. Silver lip ornament has two cast bird figures attached by straps to a bottom with three legs.