The objects in this exhibit are reproductions of metalwork art produced by Pre-Columbian cultures of the Isthmian Region. Although the burials of the Isthmian Region have been heavily looted, recent excavations of intact sites confirm that these objects were used as personal adornment during life and as burial offerings after death; they also suggest that all aspects … [Read more...] about Isthmian Region Cast and Forged Metalwork Reproductions by Alex Ennor
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