Brooch

NamePin

Maker Guadalupe Castellanos

Place madeIguala, Guerrero, Mexico, North America

MediumSilver, copper, wood

Dimensions2 7/8 × 2 9/16 × 1 1/16 in. (7.3 × 6.5 × 2.7 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Stafford and John Thomas, from the Davis and Pack Collection of Mexican Jewelry, A.2015.19.72

Object numberA.2015.19.72

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionBrooch with carved wooden head. Head has simple features and is not varnished. The wooden head is set in a silver setting and surounded by metalwork that looks like a headdress. On either side of the headdress, there is a dangeling pendant with silver and red beads.