La Princessa

NameTiara

Artist or maker Kevin Burgess de Chavez

CultureHispano

Date2016

Place madeAlbuquerque, New Mexico, United States, North America

MediumTin, solder, turquoise, coral, carnelian

Dimensions6 7/8 × 5 11/16 in. (17.5 × 14.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2016.76.1ab

Object numberFA.2016.76.1ab

Collections

Folk Art of New Mexico

DescriptionThe tiara (a) contains a series of twisted tin designs, inset with seven turquoise, seven coral and one carnelian cabochon. The crown sits on a band made of three rows of twisted tin. It sits on a rectangular tin stand (b) that continues the same twisted design.