Antique Mapuche Krucelis Broach Necklace


$ 465.00
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  • Antique Mapuche Broach Ornament
  • Traditional Mapuche Woman's Krucelis Broach Ornament, featuring an anthropomorphic cross with face and domed belly, flower shapes hanging below.
  • The cross shape, incorporating the form of the Catholic symbol, represents the four cardinal directions of the earth and serves as a link to powerful pillanes, ancestor and earth spirits.
  • The embossed domes on Mapuche jewelry often symbolizes breasts or a pregnant abdomen, to enhance a wearer's fertility and femininity.
  • The flowers are meant to further emphasize feminine beauty and fecundity by their connection to the earth.
  • 60% Silver by acid assay
  • Approx. 40" long with the hand-braided cotton cord, Metal chain measuring 24.5" long
  • Origin is Mapuche people of Southern Chile, ca. 1920.
  • Approx. 12 1/2" long