Mate cup and bombilla
NameMate cup and bombilla
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
DateLate 19th - early 20th century
Place madeArgentina, South America
MediumMate (a): Gourd, silver; Bombilla (b): Silver
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, International Folk Art Foundation Collection, FA.2010.88.2ab
Object numberFA.2010.88.2ab
DescriptionMate (a): Oval shaped gourd mate cup with a curving "handle" on one side, the top and bottom of the cup, as well as the tip of the "handle" and a ring around it are of silver. The top and bottom are decorated with impressed floral designs, the top with a narrow, straight lip, and the bottom with three claw footed legs. Bombilla (b): Has faintly gold colored bite, with a twisted area between two decorated rings just below the bite. The remainder of the shaft is smooth, with a multi-lobed strainer at the end, flat on one side, and pierced on the largest, final lobe.
