1 brass

pendant of Philippine Ifugao symbols 

        of health, fertility and luck - 

on adjustable cotton black string up to 19 (50 cm) long.

 Lingling-o, traditionally worn by the  Igorot people

 of the Cordillera are a symbol of fertility and prosperity . Ifugao artisans make them.

The Ifugao string them at the top and wear them as pendants.

 Gold ones are very valuable. Their neighbors, the Bontoc, the Kalinga and the Gad-dang also wear them, 

but most often as earrings. 

In recent years, the lingling-o as a pendant has become a proud symbol worn by the youth these mountain-dwelling people.

The shape of the lingling-o is very old. It was originally made from nephrite jade and later in glass 

by the Sa Huynh people of what is now southern Vietnam. 

They wore it as an earring. These people were great mariners, and traded all around 

the South China Sea hundreds of years before the Common (Christian) era. 

One object they took with them was this piece of jewelry. Archaeologists have found them

 from Thailand to the Philippines and Hong Kong

 to Java. Local copies in solid metal, 

wire and clay were also made. 

The shape was adopted on the Indonesian island

 of Sumba, where fancy gold mamuli remain an important part of the local culture, 

though no longer being made

The pendant is   made of solid brass

weight: approx. 0.39 oz ( 11.1 grams)

 (2.4 x 3 cm) 1 1/4" x 1"

           I will mail it from Philippines with registered  airmail within 2 business days of cleared payment.

            The mail still has been very slow at times, transit 2-3 weeks approx.

Thank you!