DepartmentLatin America

Dance costume ornament

NameOrnament

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Date1950s

Place collectedLa Paz, Bolivia, South America

MediumBase metal, silver, glass

Dimensions5 11/16 × 5 11/16 × 3/8 in. (14.5 × 14.5 × 1 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Linda Alexander, A.2020.25.5

Object numberA.2020.25.5

ProvenancePurchased by donor in La Paz, 1988

DescriptionThis ornament consists of a convex silver disk with an overall floral shape. There are 9 petals and 9 points on the exterior, and 9 petals on the interior flower. There are 3 green gem cut glass pieces set in wide toothed fasteners, aligned horizontally, with the larger jem at the center and the two smaller ones on either side. There are two small punched holes above and below the center stone lined vertically. There is planishing of the interior metal flower and the points on the exterior of the piece. Details are incised and stippled throughout.