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Breast Ornament

Mapuche

Caption

Mapuche. Breast Ornament, 18th–19th century. Silver, 11 1/2 x 2 3/8 in. (29.2 x 6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund, Frank Sherman Benson Fund, Carll H. de Silver Fund, A. Augustus Healy Fund, Caroline A.L. Pratt Fund, Charles Stewart Smith Memorial Fund, and Ella C. Woodward Memorial Fund, 48.206.38.

Gallery

Not on view

Culture

Mapuche

Title

Breast Ornament

Date

18th–19th century

Geography

Place made: Chile

Medium

Silver

Classification

Jewelry

Dimensions

11 1/2 x 2 3/8 in. (29.2 x 6 cm)

Credit Line

Frank L. Babbott Fund, Frank Sherman Benson Fund, Carll H. de Silver Fund, A. Augustus Healy Fund, Caroline A.L. Pratt Fund, Charles Stewart Smith Memorial Fund, and Ella C. Woodward Memorial Fund

Accession Number

48.206.38

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Artists and makers

Mapuche

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