Mantle Pins [Tupu]

Mantle Pins [Tupu]

1400–1500 CE
Culture
Inca
Country
Peru, Chile, Bolivia
Object
pin, tupu
Medium
gold
Accession Number
1995.318.1-2
Credit Line
Anonymous gift

Unknown artist, Mantle Pins [Tupu]. Peru, Chile, or Bolivia, 1400–1500 CE. Gold. 5.875 x 2.25 x .063 in. Denver Art Museum: Anonymous gift, 1995.318. 

Dimensions
height: 5 7/8 in, 14.9225 cm; width: 2 1/4 in, 5.715 cm; depth: 1/16 in, 0.1588 cm
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas

Unknown Inka artist 
Peru, Chile, or Bolivia 
Mantle Pins [Tupu] 
1400–1500 CE
Gold 
Denver Art Museum: Anonymous gift, 1995.318 

Provenance statement:
Gifted 28 December 1995 by an anonymous donor to the Denver Art Museum.

Known Provenance
Gifted 28 December 1995 by an anonymous donor to the Denver Art Museum. Provenance research is on-going at the Denver Art Museum. Please e-mail provenance@denverartmuseum.org, if you have questions, or if you have additional information to share with us.
Exhibition History
  • “ReVision: Art in the Americas” — Denver Art Museum, 10/24/2021 – 7/17/2022