Mapuche silverwork

The daughter of a lonko dressed in traditional Mapuche silverwork at around 1900.
Drawing of a trapelacucha, a silver finery piece, 20th century.[1]

Mapuche silverwork is one of the best known aspects of Mapuche material culture.[2] The adornments have been subject to changes in fashion but some designs have resisted change.

  1. ^ Thiers, Karin M (2007). Reflejos plateados de la Luna. Valparaíso, Chile.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ Painecura 2011, p. 15.