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Tupu, shawl pin
Tupu, shawl pin
Tupu, shawl pin
DepartmentLatin America

Tupu, shawl pin

NamePin
CultureSaraguro
DateMid-20th century
Place madeSaraguro, Loja, Ecuador, South America
MediumSilver, glass
Dimensions8 7/16 × 3 1/8 × 1 3/8 in. (21.5 × 8 × 3.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Helen Thompson, A.2016.8.3
Object numberA.2016.8.3
DescriptionThis disk shaped pin has a red glass inset. The pin head has fifteen radiating rays that terminate with smiling faces. The pin shaft is connected the head by a human hand which has three leaves radiating out of its wrist.
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