Pin Item Number: Sf1117 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
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.
History Of Use
Worn to hold the lliclla or aksu closed, or worn as a pair on the chest.
Narrative
Bought from a street vendor in Sucre, Alisia de Coquehuanca.
Cultural Context
Worn by women; fiesta costume.
Item History
- Made in Sucre, Chuquisaca, Bolivia before 1983
- Collected by Mary Frame during 1983
- Owned by Mary Frame before October 27, 1983
- Received from Mary Frame (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) on October 27, 1983
What
- Name
- Pin
- Identification Number
- Sf1117
- Type of Item
- pin
- Material
- copper alloy metal
- Overall
- height 27.4 cm, width 7.1 cm, depth 1.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Quechua
- Field Collector
- Mary Frame
- Previous Owner
- Mary Frame
- Received from
- Mary Frame (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Sucre, Chuquisaca, Bolivia
When
- Creation Date
- before 1983
- Collection Date
- during 1983
- Ownership Date
- before October 27, 1983
- Acquisition Date
- on October 27, 1983
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 95
- Accession Number
- 0948/0050