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Large Pin (Tupu)

Medium: Silver
Place Collected: Peru
Dates: 17th-18th century
Dimensions: 12 1/8 x 6 5/16 in. (30.8 x 16 cm)
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 41.1275.238
Credit Line: Museum Expedition 1941, Frank L. Babbott Fund
Image: Group, 41.1275.238_41.1275.241_41.1275.242_bw_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Large, disk-shaped pin (tupu) with a repoussé design of a stylized urn with branches of grapes, a common ornamental form derived from vases that flank altars frequently seen in Cusco statue paintings. This tupu, which was meant to be worn upside down, was used by Andean women to secure their dresses and shawls.

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