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Vintage Yucatan Peninsula Mayan Necklace

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:50.00 - 75.00 USD
Vintage Yucatan Peninsula Mayan Necklace
Vintage Yucatan Peninsula Mayan Faux Tortoise Shell Pendant Necklace, necklace measures 18'' end to end, drop pendant measures approx. 2.5''L, comes in silk bag, ca. 1930s-1940s, these souvenir necklaces were quite popular with the servicemen, inlay with etched aluminum (sometimes sourced from old aircraft bodies), etchings include Mayan pyramids such as Chichen Itza and Mayapan, Kukulkan "The Plumed Serpent", Chacmool, Aztec warriors, and Mayans, Proceeds to benefit The Jacob Bennett Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution Association for their Good Citizen Award (for High School students)