DepartmentTextiles-Latin America
Tupu Sol y Luna / Sun and Moon Shawl Pin
NameShawl pin
Maker
Edwin Del Pino Huamán
Date2017
Place madeHuamanga, Ayacucho, Peru, South America
Medium950 silver
Dimensions8 1/4 × 2 3/16 × 3/8 in. (21 × 5.5 × 1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2017.45.2
Object numberFA.2017.45.2
DescriptionShawl pin with sun and moon. The points of the crescent moon are turn upwards and the sun sits in the empty space. Two small chains dangle from the base of the sun and moon.
