Belt Buckle or Pendant

NameBelt buckle; Pendant

Maker Los Castillo (Mexican)

Dateca. 1950

Place madeTaxco de Alarcón, Guerrero, Mexico, North America

MediumMetal (Silver, copper, brass, others)

DimensionsWhole: 3/8 × 2 1/16 × 2 1/16 in. (1 × 5.2 × 5.2 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Patricia M. Newman, A.2012.21.1

Object numberA.2012.21.1

DescriptionRound silver belt buckle or pendant with face wearing Pre-Columbian style headdress and earrings of mixed metals (copper, brass, likely alpaca, etc.). Head faces to proper left. The back has a bent silver rod at proper left for attaching the belt, and a hook at proper right. At top is a loop for attachment to a necklace. Stamped on the back, over the cheek is "Metales Casados."