DepartmentLatin America
Tupu, shawl pin
NamePin
CultureSaraguro
DateMid-20th century
Place madeSaraguro, Loja, Ecuador, South America
MediumSilver, glass
Dimensions5 7/8 × 2 3/16 × 1 in. (15 × 5.5 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Helen Thompson, A.2016.8.7
Object numberA.2016.8.7
DescriptionThe silver pin is disk-shaped with a blue glass inset. The pin head has fifteen radiating rays terminating in smiling faces. There is a floral design at the top of the pin shaft, where it is attached to the head.
Mid-20th century
Mid-20th century
Mid-20th century
Mid-20th century
Late 18th - early 19th century
Artist unrecorded
