Owl brooch

NamePin

Maker Matl (Mexican, died 1960)

Date1934-1960

Place madeMexico City, Mexico, North America

MediumSilver, glass

Dimensions1 9/16 × 1 3/4 × 5/8 in. (4 × 4.5 × 1.6 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Stafford and John Thomas, from the Davis and Pack Collection of Mexican Jewelry, A.2015.19.79

Object numberA.2015.19.79

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionSilver brooch in the shape of a face of a bird (probably an owl). Brooch is rectangular in shape. The eyes are represented by thin, slanted ovals of red glass. The feathers are individually raised and textured with carved lines.

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