Antique Guatemalan Coins and Vaseline Czech Trade Beads Chajul Chachal Necklace

Description

The word “Chachal” in
The word “Chachal” in Quiche language means necklace. These beautiful objects have a fascinating tale of history, culture, art, and economics that begins during the Pre Columbian period hundreds-thousands of years ago and continues to the present where they still worn by many Mayan populations.
language means necklace. These beautiful objects have a fascinating tale of history, culture, art, and economics that begins during the Pre Columbian period hundreds-thousands of years ago and continues to the present where they still worn by many Mayan populations.
Guatemalan necklaces use coins from Spain, as well as all of the Latin American countries that were once Hispanic colonies along with trade beads from bead centers in Venice, Bohemia/Czechoslovakia, England, & Spain.
* Wonderful antique coin & trade bead chachal necklace from Chajul, where this style is still worn by the indigenous woman
Featuring a selection of:
*Antique 1 /2 Real Silver Nickel Guatemalan Coins (mid 19th-early 20th century)
*Antique 1/4 Real Silver Nickel Guatemalan Coins (mid 19th-early 20th century)
*Antique 1/4 Real Silver Guatemalan Coins (mid 19th-early 20th century)
*Antique Assorted Vaseline Beads from Bohemia/Czechoslavakia (mid 19th-early 20th century)
*Antique White & Blue Prosser Trade Bead from Czechoslovakia
*Cotton thread
*Length 26"
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