Mapuche. <em>Pair of Earrings</em>, 18th–19th century. Silver, 2 1/4 x 1/4 x 3 in. (5.7 x 0.6 x 7.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Ella C. Woodward Memorial Fund, 36.935a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.36.935a-b_view2.jpg)

Pair of Earrings

Artist:Mapuche

Medium: Silver

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Dates:18th–19th century

Dimensions: 2 1/4 x 1/4 x 3 in. (5.7 x 0.6 x 7.6 cm)

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Accession Number: 36.935a-b

Image: CUR.36.935a-b_view2.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Pair of trapezoidal silver earrings ("chaway" in Mapuche), each with a human face in high relief surrounded by five small raised circles and framed by an incised cross design.

Brooklyn Museum