DepartmentLatin America

Siquil de placas con trapipel de llef llef (clothing pin)

NameClothing pin / tupu

Artist Marco Remigio Paillamilla Ortiz (Platería Mapuche KokaiMapu)

CultureMapuche

Date2025

Place madeTemuco, Chile, South America

Mediumsilver

Credit LineIFAF Collection, purchased with funds from the Prall endowment

Object numberFA.2026.7.2

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New Acquisitions

ProvenancePurchased from the artist for the museum

DescriptionA tupu, or large clothing pin meant to hold a shawl or other clothing around the front of the wearer. The entirely sliver pin has a large disc at the top, attached to a long tapering pin. The disc is decorated with concentric bands, including a repeated circular and curved motif around the outer edge and inner circle. Four raised bosses are positioned at equal intervals across the face of the disc, with a smal floral or rosette-like motif at the center. A multi-strand, beaded chain is attached at the lower portion of the tupu and end in two small, bell shaped pendants and a smaller tapered pin.