Miniature Mantle Pin (Tupu)

1470–1536

Gold

2.8 × 1.8 cm (1 1/8 × 11/16 in.)

Gift of Thomas De Mott, B.A. 1942

1940.597

Geography:

Central Andes, Peru

Status:

On view

Culture:

Central Andes, Inca

Period:

Late Horizon

Classification:

Apparel/Costume

Bibliography:

Richard L. Burger and Lucy C. Salazar, eds., Machu Picchu: Unveiling the Mystery of the Inca, exh. cat. (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 2004).

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