101 Trariloncos

The word Trarilonko means, literally, tied to the head. Wearing this garment is a traditional and very old custom among the Araucanians, both men and women. It may have been used to keep the hair tidy, as a gala, and on other occasions, as a badge of power and wealth.
The Trarilonko chain is another silver jewelry created in the 19th century. It is still in use among Araucanian women. From the formal point of view, it consists of a chain made with two types of links, one decorative and the other as a link. In recent designs, which is considered a change, the link that stands out most in the set is the link. The chain is made up of narrow, crenellated-edged plates, with a large central space through which wide, taped link links run, filling the entire space. These jewels never fail to have disc pendants, often engraved with a variety of incised signs. These are representations of symbols such as water (Co), the sun (Antu), the cross (Wenu), the snake (Vilu), or a winged insect (Pellomen), a figure related to the spirit of the dead.
These signs engraved on the jewelry are linked to lineages and represent the name of mythical ancestors, supposed progenitors; that is, totems with protective powers, which they had to respect in order to avoid the danger of their anger.

Part number: pla101