Tupu

Museum number:
16-20078
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Accession number:
Acc.4496
Description:
Pin ("tupu"); flat, sharp, pierced metal and long. Metal disk has circle and flower/leaf designs. 22.5 cm by 6.5 cm.
Donor:
Cynthia LeCount and University Research Expeditions Program
Collection place:
Department of Potosí, Bolivia
Verbatim coll. place:
Department of Potosi, Bolivia (Quechua)
Culture or time period:
Quechua
Collector:
Cynthia LeCount
Collection date:
1990
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Tupus
Production date:
1970s ?
Context of use:
Women wear tupus to shut their awayos (shoulder wraps/carrying cloths). The tupu was worn regularly in the past by today is used only for special occasions. This piece was bought in Potosi for $5 (Cynthia LeCount).
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Tupu, accession number 16-20078, described as Pin ("tupu"); flat, sharp, pierced metal and long. Metal disk has circle and flower/leaf designs. 22.5 cm by 6.5 cm.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Tupu, accession number 16-20078, described as Pin ("tupu"); flat, sharp, pierced metal and long. Metal disk has circle and flower/leaf designs. 22.5 cm by 6.5 cm.

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