Precolombino Muisca Earrings

$78.00

Pre-Columbian jewellery is inspired by the designs worn across the Americas before the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492.

The Muisca design is influenced by the pendants used by shamans to decorate the body during ceremonies and rituals; it features a circle shape with an intricately carved border.

Style with our Precolombino Muisca Pendant + Chain. Discover the full range of jewellery here


DIMENSIONS: Small - Length 1.9cm Height 3.3cm. Large - Length 2.6cm Height 4.1cm

MATERIAL: Pewter, 24k gold plated

ORIGIN: Bogotá

PRECOLOMBINO JEWELLERY

Pre-Columbian cultures have been hugely important throughout the cultural development of Colombia. Cultures such as the Tayrona and Sinú on the Caribbean coast and the Muiscas in the heart of the country laid the foundations for many of the craft trades that we can appreciate today. Made of pewter, an alloy of various metals, before being dipped in gold, these pieces of jewellery represent the most symbolic figures of these three pre-Columbian cultures such as pectorals, nose rings and the nature that surrounded them.

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