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Ancient Isthmian Metalwork in Reproduction: Researched by Trevor Heitz

January, 2021 by Sarah Teel

Contrary to popular misconceptions, metalwork dates back to very ancient times in the Americas, with copperworking in the Great Lakes Region of North America starting as early as 5,000 BCE.  By the first millennium BCE, the Andean cultures of South America had developed metalwork processes, and these practices spread up into the Isthmian region of lower Central America by the … [Read more...] about Ancient Isthmian Metalwork in Reproduction: Researched by Trevor Heitz

Filed Under: 2018 Fall, ART 385: Art of the Americas Tagged With: 20th century art, colombia, colombian mestizo cultures, gran chiriquí, Gran Chiriquí culture, isthmian metalwork, metalwork, panama, panamanian mestizo cultures, quimbaya culture, quimbaya female shaman, reproductions, tairona cacique, tairona culture, tolima culture, tolima pendant

Reproductions of Isthmian Region Tumbaga Ornaments: Researched by Jenna Smith and Johanna Typaldos

September, 2020 by Sarah Teel

This display consists of accurate reproductions of ancient, high-status pendants and pectorals produced by the artisans of the ancient Isthmian region cultures, who inhabited the area from Costa Rica down to northern Colombia.  These ornaments were likely worn by the rulers and spiritual leaders of the Isthmian cultures, as the shiny, brilliant gold surfaces are known to have … [Read more...] about Reproductions of Isthmian Region Tumbaga Ornaments: Researched by Jenna Smith and Johanna Typaldos

Filed Under: 2016 Fall, ART 385: Art of the Americas Tagged With: cacique figure, caciques, colombian mestizo cultures, costa rican mestizo culture, diquis culture, gran cocle culture, isthmian region, muisca culture, panamanian mestizo cultures, quimbaya culture, tumbaga, zoomorphic figure

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  • 2014 Fall, ART/MST 488: Basic Conservation of Art and Artifacts
  • 2014 Spring, ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica
  • 2015 Fall, ART/MST 488: Basic Conservation of Art and Artifacts
  • 2016 Fall, ART 385: Art of the Americas
  • 2017 Fall, ART/MST 488: Basic Conservation of Art and Artifacts
  • 2017 Spring, ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica
  • 2018 Fall, ART 385: Art of the Americas
  • 2019 Fall, ART/MST 488: Basic Conservation of Art and Artifacts
  • 2019 Spring, ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica
  • 2020 Fall, ART 487: Art of the Americas
  • 2021 Fall, ART/MST 488: Basic Conservation of Art and Artifacts
  • 2021 Spring, ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica
  • 2022 Fall, ART/MST 488: Basic Conservation of Art and Artifacts
  • Art History Virtual Exhibit

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