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Mantle pin with spherical element (acucha)
Chilean
about 19th century
Object Place: Chile
Medium/Technique
Metal; silver
Dimensions
3.8 x 21.8 x 3.8 cm (1 1/2 x 8 9/16 x 1 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Helen B. Sweeney Fund
Accession Number1995.102
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Brooches
DescriptionLong,slender pin having aspherical ball near one end. The flat tip is pierced and linked to an equal-sided cross.
ProvenancePurchased in January 1988 in the market place of Tumuco, 600 miles south of Santiago, Chile, by the dealer; to MFA October, 27, 1994, purchase.