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Solid silver Tupu, Hispano-American colonial art Peru 19th century
Length x width: 43 x 9 cm. Weight: 190 g.
Long solid silver pin, known in Quechua as a "tupu," with an oval, spoon-shaped head adorned with a floral motif and a bird in flight.
It was used by Quechua populations in the south-central Andes to fasten the tunic at the shoulders. The spoon-headed design was most prevalent in the 19th century.
It was used by Quechua populations in the south-central Andes to fasten the tunic at the shoulders. The spoon-headed design was most prevalent in the 19th century.
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Curiosities from European and Oriental Art
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