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Shawl pin

Object Details

Collection History
Collected or acquired by German singer and vocal instructor Lissy Sanden (1891-1983) when she lived in Bolivia in the 1940s and 1950; donated to MAI by Lissy Sanden in 1964.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
possibly Aymara (attributed)
Previous owner
Lissy Sanden, Non-Indian, 1891-1983
Donor
Lissy Sanden, Non-Indian, 1891-1983
Object Name
Shawl pin
Media/Materials
Silver, gold, glass
Techniques
Cast, gilded
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
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