https://emuseum.cornell.edu/internal/media/dispatcher/72068/fullJaguar Pin Jewelry ("Tupu")ca. A.D. 600-1500Height: 2 1/4 inches (5.7 cm)BoneGift of Peggy and Tessim Zorach74.053.0460This Manteno carved bone "tupu" or woman's pin has an elaborately carved end in the shape of a jaguar sitting back on its haunches. The animal has a long tail with a curly tip, small round ears, and a mouth open showing teeth Tupus were used to pin shut the front of a woman's mantle or shawl. The surface of the tupu is burnished, dark brown in color, with the point broken off. The animal's left front paw is missing/broken.Costume21345310325Manteno (Ecuador)74.053.046_d0565_032