Votive offering

Description

Votive offering figure or tunjo, possibly depicting a mother holding a child and smaller tunjo, of gold and copper alloy with figurative details applied in wire: South America, Colombia, Muisca, c. 900 - 1550

Museum reference

A.1949.219

Collection

Americas

Object name

Votive offering, Figure, Tunjo

Production information

Unknown
Colombia, South America

Date

c. 900 - 1550

Style / Culture

Muisca

Materials

Gold, Copper alloy

Physical description

Tumbaga alloy

Collection place(s)

Peru, South America

Associations

Depicted: Bachue

Exhibitions

• Inspired by Nature (08 Feb 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Inspired by Nature (29 Jul 2011 - 2018)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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