DepartmentTextiles-Latin America
Mapuche bracelet
NameBracelet
Maker
Marco Remigio Paillamilla Ortiz
(Chilean)
CultureMapuche
Date2016
Place madeTemuco, Cautín, Chile, South America
MediumMetal (950 silver)
Dimensions7 1/2 × 9/16 in. (19 × 1.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2016.79.1
Object numberFA.2016.79.1
DescriptionBracelet made of large, flat, decorative links. Decorative finials at the ends where the clasp meets. Links are of two types, simple rectangular loops, or flat pieces with a slot in the middle for the loops to pass through.
19th Century
c. 1900
Early 20th century
ca. 1910
