DepartmentLatin America

Tupu

NamePin

CultureMapuche

DateLate 19th century

Place madeLa Frontera Region, Chile, South America

MediumMetal (silver)

Dimensions10 1/4 × 4 7/16 in. (26 × 11.2 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, bequest of the Estate of Edith Page Skewes-Cox Estate, A.1974.19.16

Object numberA.1974.19.16

Collections

Andean Folk Art

DescriptionLong slender pin ornamented with a large, flat circular plaque with repouseé circles, the center with an equal sided cross, the middle with a small dot at the top and bottom.

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