Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a chain or the like, particularly for ornamental use, wherein modules are made from one or more vertebrae taken from the vertebral column of an animal, presenting the same type of articulation as the original vertebra and these modules are fitted in one another in the manner of the natural vertebral column with the aid of assembly means. The modules may be strung on a supple cord, or may be formed to be connectable by integral means. The cire perdue method may be used to produce any desired number of modules from a vertebra. Vertebrae of different sizes may be used to produce a chain of links of varying size.