Silver Charm Necklace, 1980s Long Wedding Necklace with MILAGROS, Metal Beads - 30" plus large coin w charms pendant. The pendant is 5" long x 2 1/2"wide. There are beads that have many animal dangles hanging off the double chain strands, the charms are called
MILAGROS Lion, duck, quetzal bird, Swallow bird, Deer, Fish and
goddess( center bottom ). The necklace and dangles are all silver color metal and most are in excellent condition and actually, still shiny, Purchased in 1990s in Gallup New Mexico at a pawn shop where I was attending the Inter-Tribal Indian festival I was told that this was a Guatemalan Wedding necklace. ???? The word “Milagro” means “miracle”or
Offering( Exvotos). These small charms, often [B]
depicting arms, legs, praying people, farm animals and a wide range of other subjects. The 1848 repro Coin pendant is of José Rafael Carrera Turcios was the president of Guatemala from 1844 to 1848 and from 1851 until his death in 1865, after being appointed President for Life in 1854.