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Pin or Tupu

Medium: Silver
Place Made: Peru
Dates: 18th century
Dimensions: 8 1/16 x 4 7/8 in.
Collections: Arts of the Americas
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 41.1275.241
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 with an engraved double-headed eagle of the Habsburg Empire surrounded by floral designs (far right in photo). Used by Andean women to secure their dresses and shawls.

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