DepartmentLatin America
Triangular snail amulet
NameAmulet
CultureKallawaya
Dateearly-mid 20th century
Place madeBautista Saavedra, La Paz, Bolivia, South America
MediumBasalt
DimensionsLargest: 1 13/16 × 1 13/16 × 7/8 in. (4.6 × 4.6 × 2.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Linda Alexander, A.2020.25.40
Object numberA.2020.25.40
ProvenanceDonor purchased from Augusto Dreyer (gallerist and son of Carlos Dreyer of the Carlos Dreyer Museum), Puno, Peru.
DescriptionTriangular amulet of black stone with 3 carved stacked rings on each corner of the triangle.
early-mid 20th century
early-mid 20th century
early-mid-20th century
early-mid-20th century
early-mid-20th century
Artist unrecorded
Artist unrecorded
Late 19th-early 20th century
mid-20th century