PRECOLOMBINE IMAGES FROM THE MUSEUM OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ANTIOQUIA.



this is a prehispanic piece of a vessel used by the ancient natives of Colombia. the Chibchas were a tribe that lived in the centre and north of the country, but nowadays there are just a few of them.




A shield and a spear were the weapons that used the aborigins of south america to defend of the attacks of other enemies tribes or the Spanish conquerors,other weapons they used were arches and arrows.




The clothes of the Tayrona Tribe, they still have their territory in the mountains of Santa Marta almost all of them clothes are white and using bags made of wool and made by them selves.




This loom is the device were the natives made all of them clothes provided of wool, silk and cotton to make shirts, pants and caps.



This is a picture of the jewerly used by the Chibcha tribe, these jewels are made all of gold because this was a sacred element for the priests of this tribe, and around of this there´s a legend, the legend of “el dorado”, and has been the source of many movies and stories.