Old Chaway Mapuche Silver Earrings

Old Chaway Mapuche Silver EarringsOld Chaway Mapuche Silver Earrings From the Central Valley region of present day Chile, a rare and handsome pair of silver Upul earrings made by the indigenous Chaway Mapuche people. Worn by Mapuche women during rituals, festivities and weddings, these earrings are usually fit in upper ear piercings or attached to smaller hoops in the lobes. These very old trapezoidal earrings measure 7 cm by 10 cm, and weigh 67. 5 gm in total. Light signs of many

Interior diameter 6 inches

round shape

Turquoise Gau pendant from Tibet are iconic piece of traditional Tibetan jewellery

This fine ring dates to the turn of the 19th Century and evinces many years of careful wear

They continue to be worn as a link to the past

or “bean”

guiding them through their journeys across the Sahara

a shift in smoking fashion mainly due to the introduction of cigaretts meant that these lovely tidbits were soon abandonned and their mysterious use naively attributed to a female khol applier

A mark on the solder f and in the center of each khamsa

This ring will enrich your collection of old ethnic jewelry with a very nice piece

A very fine old Amazigh women’s protective amulet from the early 20th Century

the highest number of prayers can be said at once: 1 string= 1000