Quimbaya Poporo necklace The shape of this nosering

The shape of this nosering is characteristic of the Tayrona metalwork style of Columbia

Transformation had to be a process under the effect of psychotropic substances

gold and the jaguar share the same yellow color of the sun

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These tantalizing earrings feature a notch with the sun engraved and below that

Quimbaya Poporo necklace The shape of this noseringThe Quimbaya Poporo, is a Pre Columbian artpiece of the classic Quimbaya period, currently exhibited at the Gold Museum in Bogot, Colombia. Its primary use was as a ceremonial device for the chewing of coca leaves during religious ceremonies. This container kept an alkaline powder (lime) which helps release the components of the alkaloid when the roasted leaves are chewed. The stick was used to take this powder from the container to the mouth. It was