Anthropomorphic parrot brooch

NamePin

Maker Los Castillo (Mexican)

Place madeTaxco, Guerrero, Mexico, North America

MediumOnyx, silver

Dimensions1 7/8 × 1 5/16 × 5/16 in. (4.8 × 3.3 × 0.8 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Stafford and John Thomas, from the Davis and Pack Collection of Mexican Jewelry, A.2015.19.64

Object numberA.2015.19.64

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionOval shaped brooch made of black onyx and silver. Ground is of the black onyx, withthe silver inlay depicting an abstract form of an animal. The animal has what appears to be a beak, a large eye and four limbs. The border and setting are silver, as is the pin on the back.