#muisca

[theancientwayoflife]

~ Male Effigy Cache Figure.

Culture: Muisca

Date: A.D. 1100–1550

Place of Origin: Departments of Cundinamarca & Boyacá, Colombia

Medium: Gold and copper alloy

[memories-of-ancients]

Gold figure of a man, Muisca culture, Colombia, 1000 - 1500 AD

from The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

[spiltm3lk]

i know oc art doesn’t hit as hard but i’m happy with how these guys turned out

[artifacts-archive]

Figurine (Tunjo) of a Figure Holding Plants and Cup, Wearing a Crown

Muisca, 1000–1500

[luischimsito444]

Gf ♥️✨

[nvirl]

Muisca Raft in the Gold Museum, Bogotá,

[thatshowthingstarted]

Votive figure (Tunjo) in form of a man sitting on a stool, Colombia, 

Eastern Cordillera, 800-1600 CE (Muisca tradition), 

Tumbaga (gold-copper alloy).

Museum of fine arts, Houston, gift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

[aeshnalacrymosa]

Isabela Exploring Her Roots

I've been wanting to draw this concept for a long time: Isa painting herself with temporary jagua tattoos with Muisca symbols.

Inspiration:

John Leguizamo's tunjo tattoo

A Muisca woman (I cropped the full photo because I don't want this to get flagged)

A Muisca dress