DepartmentTextiles-Latin America
Prendedor Paloma y Choclo / Dove and Corn Pin
NamePin
Maker
Edwin Del Pino Huamán
Date2017
Place madeHuamanga, Ayacucho, Peru, South America
Medium950 silver, pearls
Dimensions3 3/4 × 3 15/16 × 13/16 in. (9.5 × 10 × 2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2017.45.4
Object numberFA.2017.45.4
DescriptionPin with birds and corn. Two birds rendered in silver facing each other with winds extended. Two flowers between the birds with silver petals and pearl centers, and a dangling ear of corn with silver leaves and tiny pearls for kernels.
