Chimú Silver Alloy Shawl Pin (Tupu) senufopeoples also known as bapamini) from

also known as bapamini) from the Abelam people of the Prince Alexander Mountains

though moulds were occasionally used

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Susan Mullin Vogel

Chimú Silver Alloy Shawl Pin (Tupu) senufopeoples also known as bapamini) fromPre Columbian Era, Chim Culture, c. 800 1470 AD, Moche Valley, Trujillo, Peru An exquisite and highly elegant hammered silver alloy tupua traditional Andean shawl pin used to fasten garments such as the acsu or lliclla. The slender, tapering body terminates in a thin, discoid finial, a refined example of the Chim metallurgical tradition. While primarily silver, the alloy may contain small traces of copper, a characteristic of Chim silverwork. Tupus