Brooch, peacock, hand, and articulated fish pendant

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DepartmentLatin America

Brooch, peacock, hand, and articulated fish pendant

NamePin, brooch

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Place madeLake Titicaca, Bolivia, South America

(not assigned)Lake Titicaca, Peru, South America

MediumSilver, glass

Dimensions10 1/4 × 1 9/16 × 9/16 in. (26 × 4 × 1.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the David Thornburg Memorial Collection, A.1977.5.2

Object numberA.1977.5.2

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionA silver pin in the shape of a bird with a human hand in place of the bird's head is attached by a chain to a silver fish. Pin is decorated with a stamped design and an inset of green glass.

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