Charivari or: *Jumbled Up* on Your Lederhosen or Dirndl Charivari (which mans "jumbled up") is the Bavarian name for a chain - originally only worn by men - which is stretched over the belly and has various different pendants like teeth of animals, coins, amulets with the picture of a saint against diseases. May either be a chain (kette) across the mid-section or a pin (stecker) worn at the hip. Although it was traditionally worn by men this nice jewelry was recently adopted by woman to wear on dirndl dresses or skirts or suits.
Source of picture to the left: Tracht in Österreich, Verlag Christian Brandstätter
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