Punzon

NamePin

CultureMapuche

DateLate 19th century

Place madeLa Frontera Region, Chile, South America

MediumMetal (silver)

Dimensions6 1/8 × 13/16 in. (15.5 × 2 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, bequest of the Estate of Edith Page Skewes-Cox Estate, A.1974.19.21

Object numberA.1974.19.21

Collections

DescriptionHas a spherical head with incised lines in the middle and a faluster finial on top with a linked "Mapuche" cross.

Late 19th century

19th century

19th century

19th century

Pedro Antonio Fresquis

ca. 1910

Artist unrecorded

Late 19th century

Artist unrecorded

1940s - 1950s

19th century

19th century

Artist unrecorded

1940s

Late 19th - early 20th century