pin
| Object Name: | pin |
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| Object Type: | pin |
| Sub-category: | metalwork |
| Material: | metal, copper alloy |
| Catalogue Number: | Sf1117 |
| Origin-Province: | Chuquisaca |
| Origin-Country: | Bolivia |
| Origin-Continent: | Central & South America |
| Culture: | Quechua: Sucre |
| Geo Cultural Area: | Andes |
| Cultural Context: | Worn by women fiesta costume. |
| Latest Production Date: | 1983 |
| Description: | Spoon shaped, hand hammered, stick pin with repoussé dots around the edge of the disc and a leaf pattern engraving in the centre of the disc; long, pointed, pin. There's a hole at the left, base of the disc. Back side is undecorated. |
| Narrative: | Worn to hold the lliclla or aksu closed, or worn as a pair on the chest. |
| Height: | 27.4 |
| Width: | 7.1 |
| Depth: | 1.3 |
| Unit-Linear: | cm |
| Department: | Museum of Anthropology |
| Institution: |
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| Institution City: | Vancouver |
| Institution Province: | British Columbia |
| Institution record: | Full record provided on the museum's site |