DepartmentTextiles-Latin America
Owl brooch
NamePin
Maker
Matl
(Mexican, died 1960)
Date1934-1960
Place madeMexico City, Mexico, North America
MediumSilver, glass
Dimensions1 9/16 × 1 3/4 × 5/8 in. (4 × 4.5 × 1.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Stafford and John Thomas, from the Davis and Pack Collection of Mexican Jewelry, A.2015.19.79
Object numberA.2015.19.79
DescriptionSilver brooch in the shape of a face of a bird (probably an owl). Brooch is rectangular in shape. The eyes are represented by thin, slanted ovals of red glass. The feathers are individually raised and textured with carved lines.
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