LOT 172:
Chimu Silver Tupu Pin, 16th to 19th Century AD
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Chimu Silver Tupu Pin, 16th to 19th Century AD
Beautiful silver Chimu Tupu pin with finely detailed bird finial. Tupu is the Andean version of a brooch or shawl pin that has been used for nearly a millennia, the style and material changing with colonization Size 9 1/2" H, included on custom stand.
ex-New York, New York collection, ex-Merrin Gallery, New York, 1993; Private collection, New York, United States
Condition: Intact and excellent.

