DepartmentTextiles-Latin America

Mapuche bracelet

NameBracelet

Maker Marco Remigio Paillamilla Ortiz (Chilean)

CultureMapuche

Date2016

Place madeTemuco, Cautín, Chile, South America

MediumMetal (950 silver)

Dimensions7 1/2 × 9/16 in. (19 × 1.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2016.79.1

Object numberFA.2016.79.1

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionBracelet made of large, flat, decorative links. Decorative finials at the ends where the clasp meets. Links are of two types, simple rectangular loops, or flat pieces with a slot in the middle for the loops to pass through.

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