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Robe pin tupu, the head part designed as a butterfly

Garment pins like these were used by women to fasten their capes, lliclas, which they pinned to the top of their clothes. The dress itself was a length of cloth wrapped around the body. The motif of the garment pin is a butterfly, which was probably worshipped for its metamorphosis from caterpillar to butterfly.

Data Provider
Linden-Museum Stuttgart Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde Show original at data provider

Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Inka-Kultur
Object type
Nadel
Dimensions
Length: 18 cm
Width: 4 cm
Material/Technique
silver
moulded
Current location
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Inventory number
053303

Provenance and sources

  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Sutorius; 0814
  • Production
    when
    15th - 16th century AD.
  • Change of physical control or legal title
    where
    Peru
Provenance
There is no confirmed provenance for this object. Huacho, a town on the north coast of Peru, is indicated as the place of acquisition.

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Legal status metadata
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