Shawl pin

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Date created: circa 1950

Culture/People: Quechua
Collector: Carl R. Berman, Non-Indian, 1915-1990; Blanche P. Berman (Blanche Polsky Berman), Non-Indian, 1913-2012
Previous owner: Carl R. Berman, Non-Indian, 1915-1990; Blanche P. Berman (Blanche Polsky Berman), Non-Indian, 1913-2012
Donor: Carl R. Berman, Non-Indian, 1915-1990; Blanche P. Berman (Blanche Polsky Berman), Non-Indian, 1913-2012

Collection History: Collected by Carl R. Berman (1915-1990, an artist and explorer) and his wife Blanche Polsky Berman (1913-2012) during travel in South America in the 1950s; donated to NMAI by Blanche Berman in 1997.
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Place: Pisac; Calca Province; Cusco (Cuzco) Region; Peru

See related items: Quechua; Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/4545
Barcode: 254545.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Shawl pin
Media/Materials: Metal
Techniques: Hammered, repoussé

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63cae83d4-caf7-4b73-8e0e-98d1def30cf1

Record ID: NMAI_270503