Dimensions: 0.5" x 0.9" approx Zarape (sə-rä′pē, -răp′ē) Mexican. 1. A long blanketlike shawl, often brightly colored and fringed at the ends, worn especially by Mexican men. To give them their silver frame, we grind a groove into the side of the glass and use the groove to wrap with silver wire. Ear wires are hypo-allergenic, nickel-free Argentium silver.