Brooch

NamePin

Maker Los Castillo (Mexican)

Place madeTaxco, Guerrero, Mexico, North America

MediumShell, silver

Dimensions9/16 × 1 9/16 × 1/4 in. (1.5 × 4 × 0.6 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Stafford and John Thomas, from the Davis and Pack Collection of Mexican Jewelry, A.2015.19.67

Object numberA.2015.19.67

DescriptionBrooch with concha shell inlay. Abstract design of two "V" shapes (facing each other) laying on top of one another. The legs of the Vs alternate in their overlapping. At either end of the brooch is a small circle also with the inlay. On the back is the pin to secure the piece to clothing.