Tupus (clothing pins) 

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Import restricted since 1997.

Section VII.A of the Designated List.

VII. ETHNOLOGICAL OBJECTS
A. Objects directly related to the pre-Columbian past, whose pre- Columbian design and function are maintained with some Colonial modifications or additions in technique and/or iconography.
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Tupus
Material: Silver, gilded silver, copper, bronze. May have inlays of precious or semi-precious stones.
Description: Tupus were used to hold in place llicllas and ancus. They are pins with a round or elliptical head, with piercing, repousse, and incised decorations. The difference between pre-Columbian and ethnological tupus can be seen in the introduction of Western designs, for example bi-frontal eagles and heraldic motifs.
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