DepartmentTextiles-Latin America
Tupu Hoja de Coca / Coca Leaf Shawl Pin
NameShawl pin
Maker
Edwin Del Pino Huamán
Date2017
Place madeHuamanga, Ayacucho, Peru, South America
MediumMetal (950 silver)
Dimensions7 5/16 × 2 3/8 × 3/8 in. (18.5 × 6 × 1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2017.45.1
Object numberFA.2017.45.1
DescriptionShawl pin with coca leaf. Leaf is decorated with curvilinear designs on its surface. Dangling from the base of the big leaf is one chain with a tiny leaf on the end.
