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Title:Goldwork & Shamanism : An Iconographic Study of the Gold Museum of the Banco de la Republica, Colombia
Author:Gerardo Reichel-Dolmatoff
ISBN:9588156610 : 9789588156613
Illustrations:colour photos
Format:Hardback
Size:260x320mm
Pages:288
Weight: 2.31 Kg.
Published:IPG (Villegas Editores) - August 2006
List Price: 46.99 Pounds Sterling
Availability:In Print
Subjects:Exhibition catalogues and specific collections: Colombia


The collection of the Gold Museum of the Banco de la República de Colombia -- one of the most important gold collections in the world -- is explored in this anthropological commemoration of goldwork mastery. An essential part of the pre-Colombian world, gold was considered by natives to be a sacred element and was thus used by artisans to create offerings presented by Shamans to the Gods as both prayerful sacrifices and symbols of gratitude. Hundreds of accompanying photographs highlight these masterful golden creations.

Preface; Introduction; The Glitter of Gold; Shamanic Cosmovision; Funeral Rites and Shamanism; The Shaman's Presence; The Bird-Man; The Shaman and His Auxiliaries; The Icon of the Solstice; Epilogue; Bibliography.