Robe pin tupu, the head part designed as a butterfly
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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.
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Linden-Museum Stuttgart Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde
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Cultural attribution
Inka-Kultur
Object type
Nadel
Dimensions
Länge: 18 cm, Breite: 4 cm
Material/Technique
silver
moulded
moulded
Current location
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Inventory number
053303
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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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