DepartmentLatin America
Pectoral Ornament, Trapelakucha
NamePectoral Ornament
CultureMapuche
Place madeChile, South America
MediumSilver
Dimensions8 11/16 × 2 3/8 × 3/16 in. (22 × 6 × 0.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of General and Mrs. Barksdale Hamlett, A.1975.9.9
Object numberA.1975.9.9
DescriptionTwo pairs of rectangular silver plates, hatchet shaped plate at top, a more elaborately engraved from of the Cruz de America than -8 with recurving, trefoil terminals and 5 small discs stamped with tiny rosettes.Early 20th century
Artist Not Recorded
Late 19th to early 20th century
Artist Not Recorded
Late 19th century
19th century
19th century
Early 20th century
late 16th or early 17th century