Woman's Head Ornament (Trarilonco) Item Number: 2006.3.3 from the Brooklyn Museum
Description
Woman's silver head ornament or trarilonco. It has twenty flat plate links with twenty-one coin-shaped danglers with incised designs, twenty possibly of cactus plants and one of a sunburst. A silver clasp at one end slips into a hole at the other end. The ornament can also be worn as a necklace. Condition: good; some surface wear from use.
Credit Line
Gift of Nancy B. Komp
Item History
- Made between 1900 and 1925
What
- Name
- Woman's Head Ornament (Trarilonco)
- Identification Number
- 2006.3.3
- Type of Item
- head ornament
- Material
- silver metal
- Overall
- length 1.75 in, width 20.25 in
Who
- Culture
- Mapuche
Where
- Holding Institution
- Brooklyn Museum
When
- Creation Date
- between 1900 and 1925
Other
- Location
- Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
- Classification
- Jewelry