MATL (Matilde Poulat)
Scored-Pattern Mask Cuff Bracelet (Brazalete tallado con máscara)circa 1940

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Artist or Maker: MATL (Matilde Poulat)
Mexico, circa 1888-1960
Title: Scored-Pattern Mask Cuff Bracelet (Brazalete tallado con máscara)
Date Made: circa 1940
Medium: Silver, obsidian
Dimensions: 1 7/8 × 4 1/2 in. (4.76 × 11.43 cm); diameter: 2 3/4 in. (6.99 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Ronald A. Belkin, Long Beach, California
Accession Number: M.2013.4.21
Classification: Jewelry and Adornments
Collecting Area: Latin American Art
Curatorial Notes: Matilde Poulat, who signed her work “MATL,” was a classically trained painter who became a silver designer in 1934. MATL drew inspiration from ancient art and popular traditions. This bracelet references earlier designs introduced by Frederick Walter Davis (1878–1961; see M.2015.190.12.2), who was one of the first to use obsidian and small carved masks mounted in silver. The combination of these materials produced a striking effect that made this type of design highly popular.

Ilona Katzew

2013
Copyright: © artist or artist's estate

Not on view

Artist or Maker: MATL (Matilde Poulat)
Mexico, circa 1888-1960
Title: Scored-Pattern Mask Cuff Bracelet (Brazalete tallado con máscara)
Date Made: circa 1940
Medium: Silver, obsidian
Dimensions: 1 7/8 × 4 1/2 in. (4.76 × 11.43 cm); diameter: 2 3/4 in. (6.99 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Ronald A. Belkin, Long Beach, California
Accession Number: M.2013.4.21
Classification: Jewelry and Adornments
Collecting Area: Latin American Art
Curatorial Notes: Matilde Poulat, who signed her work “MATL,” was a classically trained painter who became a silver designer in 1934. MATL drew inspiration from ancient art and popular traditions. This bracelet references earlier designs introduced by Frederick Walter Davis (1878–1961; see M.2015.190.12.2), who was one of the first to use obsidian and small carved masks mounted in silver. The combination of these materials produced a striking effect that made this type of design highly popular.

Ilona Katzew

2013