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headdress (trarilonco)
Meso/South American/Spanish Colonial
Object Place: Chile
Medium/Technique
Fabric; Silver
Dimensions
5.4 x 60.01 cm (2 1/8 x 23 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Helen B. Sweeney Fund
Accession Number1995.107
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
DescriptionSilver headdress formed by large flat links. Circular disks hang from the links, each decorated with an incised ring. At each end of the headdress are two shell forms.
ProvenancePurchased in January 1988 in the market place of Tumuco, 600 miles south of Santiago, Chile, by the dealer; to MFA October, 27, 1994, purchase.