Lingling-o: An Igorot Jewelry
The Ifugao, Bontoc, Kalinga, and Gaddang tribes wear them as pendants on necklaces or as earrings. It is also found in other areas within the Philippines!
The Igorot lingling-o have been dated circa 500 BC.
The lingling-o worn by the Ifugao, Bontoc and Kalinga in the mountains of Cordillera are often made of silver.
Regarded incredibly precious fertility charms, linglingo are often given as "supon" or wedding gifts.
The material used when making a lingling-o is a sign of its possessors social stature. Linglingo can be made out of gold, jade, shell, clay, stone, brass, or copper.
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