COLOMBIAN GOLD TAIRONA TUMBAGA SHAMAN CHIEF PENDANT

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Colombian Gold Tairona Tumbaga Shaman Chief Pendant Colombia Tairona Metal Composition : Gold - Copper -Silver Description: Tairona Tumbaga Shaman Tumbaga is normally an alloy mix of about average of 80% copper, 10% silver and 10% gold . Often times the mixture of gold was higher since the Tairona's would cast the tumbaga forms with an average of 65% gold . They would trade the gold with the Sinu Indians on southern coast and the Muisca Indians from the inland areas down the Magdalena River. The Book, The Gold of El Dorado, published in 1978, the author Warwick Bray gives a quote: "Tairona gold work combines a technical mastery of casting with love of fine detail." Formed from the authentic "lost wax" method. Used by the Tairona Indians, from the northern Santa Marta mountain region of Colombia, as decorations, status and eventually put in their burial sites . This item is a large 2-1/8 inches high . Has a heavy weight of 28.5 grams This one is a sitting Shaman Chief with an animal type face. It has very nice details on the entire creation. Aquired from a collector in Colombia This is a beautiful piece with v ery fine details. Has four loops to hang as pendant Shaman type Pendant I have a 7 day no questions asked money back guarantee from the day you recieve it . Ask me any questions and I'll try to answer them to the read more

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