GUATEMALAN SILVER COLORED CHACHAL (NECKLACE) W/ COIN AND QUETZAL BIRDS & CHAIN

Description

THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL "CHACHAL" OR NECKLACE IN THE QUECHUA LANGUAGE THAT IS TRADITIONALLY WORN BY INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IN GUATEMALA.
LIKE THE INDIGENOUS  GUATEMALAN GARMENTS OR HUIPILS, EACH CHACHAL HAS ITS OWN REGIONAL STYLE DEPENDING  ON WHERE IT WAS MADE.
THE AGE AND EXACT LOCATION WHERE THIS ONE WAS MADE IN GUATEMALA  IS UNKNOWN.
THE METAL IS PROBABLY A SILVER AMALGAM AND HAS PRETTY QUETZAL BIRDS ON EACH SIDE OF A LARGE COIN THAT MEASURES 1 4/8" .
THE BOTTOM HAS  THREE SMALL  5 REAL COINS AND BELOW  THEM A FISH, BIRD AND  ANOTHER QUETZAL WHICH IS A BIRD KNOWN FOR GOOD LUCK.
THE SURFACES MAKE IT HARD TO DISTINGUISH THE WRITING AND DATES.
THE ENTIRE PIECE MEASURES JUST UNDER 4 3/4" AND THE CHAIN IS 10 3/4" ONE SIDE ONLY. (DOUBLE FOR ACTUAL LENGTH)
A TRUE PIECE OF GUATEMALAN JEWELRY WITH GREAT STYLE.
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