tupu (Pin)
Physical description
Long shawl pin with rounded body, flat and rounded filigree disc head with an applied convex centre and an acute point at the opposite end. Made of separate pieces that were joined together. Disc has two bands of wave motifs. Hammered technique. Slightly corroded.
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Materials
Date Made
Late Horizon (1476-1534)
Date Acquired
15 Jan 2013
How Acquired
Donated
Credit Line
Erika and Alan R Sawyer Collection of Pre-Columbian ArtMore...
Measurements
Overall: .3 cm x 23 cm x 4.3 cm
Object Number
2990/818