DepartmentLatin America
Dance costume ornament
NameOrnament
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
Date1950s
Place collectedLa Paz, Bolivia, South America
MediumBase metal, silver, glass
Dimensions3 15/16 × 3 15/16 × 9/16 in. (10 × 10 × 1.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Linda Alexander, A.2020.25.12
Object numberA.2020.25.12
ProvenancePurchased by donor in La Paz, 1988
DescriptionThis ornament consists of a convex silver disk with outer edge of 16 petals separated by 16 notches, the interior flower has 6 petals. The glass pieces are pieces set in wide toothed fasteners, aligned horizontally, with the blue gem at the center and the two red on either side. The two red stones are on the boundary between the interior and exterior flower. There is heavy stippling and incision design throughout.
Artist Not Recorded