- 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)
- Accession Number
- M.2013.4.21
- Collecting Area
- Latin American Art
- Curatorial Notes
Martilde 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 group of objects references earlier designs introduced by Frederick Walter Davis, 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.
