DepartmentLatin America
Dance costume ornament
NameOrnament
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
Date1950s
Place collectedLa Paz, Bolivia, South America
MediumBase metal, silver, glass
Dimensions6 1/2 × 6 1/2 × 3/8 in. (16.5 × 16.5 × 1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Linda Alexander, A.2020.25.4
Object numberA.2020.25.4
ProvenancePurchased by donor in La Paz, 1988
DescriptionThis ornament consists of a convex silver disk with 3 red and 2 blue gem cut glass pieces each held by scalloped toothed fasteners. The outer edge of the piece has 25 notches, and the interior flower has 9 petals. There is heavy stippling and incision design throughout.
