Pre-Columbian Inca Copper Butterfly Tupu Pin Incised flowing linear motifs encircle

Incised flowing linear motifs encircle the shoulder

The hollow body functions as a whistle

and a broad snout with incised nostrils

This Pre-Columbian Quimbaya culture seated figure originates from the Cauca region of Colombia and dates to approximately 500 BCE – 500 CE

one of the most important protective symbols in Egyptian religion

Pre-Columbian Inca Copper Butterfly Tupu Pin Incised flowing linear motifs encircleInca Copper Alloy Tupu (Dress Pin) Inca Empire, Late Horizon, ca. 14001532 CE An authentic Inca copper alloy tupu, a traditional Andean dress pin used by women to secure garments such as the acsu and lliclla. This example features a distinctive double spiral head above a triangular body and long tapering shaft, a form associated with Inca period personal adornment and status display. Comparable spiral headed tupu forms are illustrated in Cobre del