Mate cup and bombilla

NameCup and straw

Artist JML

Date2011

Place madeSouth America

MediumMetal (silver)

DimensionsCup a): 7 11/16 × 3 1/4 × 3 1/4 in. (19.6 × 8.3 × 8.3 cm)
Bombilla b): 7 5/16 × 13/16 × 13/16 in. (18.5 × 2 × 2 cm)

Credit LineIFAF Collection

Terms

San Juan

Object numberFA.2012.17.4ab

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionTeardrop shaped silver cup (a) with a tubular stem and a flared base. The top half of the cup has concave vertical indentations, a round lip, stepped levels at the shoulder, and lightly incised twisting design on the bottom of the cup. The stem has a narrow section just below the cup and just above the pedestal base, with a wider, rounded bead-like midsection with a twisting design. The flared base has a flattened, rounded area just below the stem, concave indentations on the body of the pedestal, and stepped levels at the bottom. The bombilla (b) has a tubular stem with twisted sections at the top half, one section going one way, and the other the opposite, a flattened bite, and a large, pierced, slightly flattened and rounded strainer at the bottom.