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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 4263321, member: 2844&quot;]It is a chachal necklace, from Mayan Guatemala.</p><p>Chachal necklaces were originally very long wedding necklaces, to be put around both the bride and groom. The links were exactly like on your chachal, a large bead and decorated link sequence.</p><p>In colonial times the chachal became a &#039;milagros&#039; necklace. Milagro means miracle. The chachal necklace was given as a wedding present, and &#039;milagros&#039;, religious and other symbolic pendants, would be attached for every special event, like the birth of a child.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cross symbolism, also multiple crosses, was native to the Mayas just like it was to the Zapotecs of Yalalag, hence the similarity with the pre-Christian Yalalag cross. </p><p>Yalalag crosses have one main cross and smaller pendants, usually small crosses, dangling from the main cross. So strictly speaking the crosses on your chachal are not Yalalag crosses, and given the region where the necklace originated they can&#039;t be Yalalag (Yalaltec/Zapotec), but Maya.</p><p><br /></p><p>An old style chachal, this one isn&#039;t mine, but I have one just like it:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]339201[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://nl.pinterest.com/pin/479633429049834369/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://nl.pinterest.com/pin/479633429049834369/" rel="nofollow">https://nl.pinterest.com/pin/479633429049834369/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Yalalag cross:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.startpage.com/av/proxy-image?piurl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.pinimg.com%2Foriginals%2F4f%2F2e%2Fbf%2F4f2ebfc31aef0e7bf833862edd08779f.jpg&amp;sp=1626109326T9505c88e08d69bf1cf8492c8b83155a0be96949b15963ffa093d78d7c7fb5318" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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