DepartmentLatin America

Tzintzun (Hummingbird) earrings

NameEarrings

Maker Cesar Montes Rosales (Mexican)

Maker Edith Albarran Duque (Mexican)

Date2018

Place madePatzcuaro, Michoacan, Mexico, North America

MediumSilver, simulated coral

Dimensions2 1/2 × 1 3/16 × 9/16 in. (6.3 × 3 × 1.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, museum purchase, A.2019.10.3ab

Terms

value (economic concept)

Object numberA.2019.10.3ab

ProvenancePurchased from the maker by Amy Groleau at IFAM, July 2018.

DescriptionThis pair of earrings is comprised of two silver flowers that are connected with a small length of chain, with coral inlayed at the center of each flower. On the proper right and left of the lower flower there are two silhouettes of hummingbirds in silver. Below this there is a tear drop bud shape that ends in a small rounded point. The studs of the earrings are straight and have their respective backings.