Pre-Columbian Jewelery, retail, manufacturer and supplier
We are delighted to inform you that our online retail shop of
Pre-Columbian jewellery is now available at
GaleriaAMAYA.com
Based in Soho LONDON
We aim to establish a worldwide brand of Pre-Columbian jewellery,
delivering exciting new collections and designs as the brand evolves.
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Pre-Columbian Jewellery designed and manufactured in Bogotá Colombia
Supplying to European and International markets
Synonymous with style and quality
Replicating and preserving the realism, appearance , intricacy and cast quality of the original gold pieces
Amongst the indigenous civilisations , Gold has been regarded with awe above all other materials.
The people of Colombia valued the gold through its symbolic properties and associated it with fertility and power.
The workability of the material enabled them to produce dramatic and exquisite objects.
The people of Colombia valued the gold through its symbolic properties and associated it with fertility and power.
The workability of the material enabled them to produce dramatic and exquisite objects.
There are two spellings for jewelry , with the British spelling Jewellery
Nickel free jewellery
Nickel free plating and base metal
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The Pre-Columbian Jewellery collections are based on the reproduction of original pre-Columbian gold pieces as displayed at the Museo del Oro in Bogotá, Colombia
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The designers have created unique and stylish gold plated jewellery collections by combining quality semi precious stones, ceramics and skilfully crafted gold castings resulting in stunning, vivid and aesthetically pleasing pieces of jewellery
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"Pre-Columbian" is used to refer to the period prior to 1500 A.D. when Europeans had no influence on the great indigenous civilizations of the Americas.
During this period, civilizations occupying the lands, now known as Colombia, developed their skills and acquired extensive knowledge of working with gold. Many different styles appeared which combined complex techniques. Some of the gold was far from pure as it was often made into an alloy, tumbaga, containing copper and sometimes silver, which the gold then became more versatile. These techniques resulted in thousands of objects being produced of outstanding quality, extraordinary beauty and refinement. Gold was known to have had a symbolic and spiritual meaning and had no connection with the modern desire to possess this rare metal. The precious metal was used to engage with spirits and to summon the gift of fertility from the sun and was often included in ritualised hallucination. |
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Quality 24k gold plated chainsWe have a good selection of quality chains that can be used with any combination of the Pre-Columbian gold pieces to make beautiful individual pieces of jewellery.
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Examples of Pre-Columbian Jewelry pieces - Semi Precious collection
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Examples of Pre-Columbian Jewelry pieces - Contemporary collection
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Exciting exquisite gold plated Pre-Columbian jewellery
Beautiful and refreshing new season designs throughout the year
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Cultures
The company is dedicated to promoting the gold work of the pre-Columbian indigenous civilizations that inhabited Colombia, through replicating and preserving the realism and appearance of the original gold pieces and producing stunning pieces of pre Columbian jewellery
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CALIMA - Calima gold work was easily identified by its elaborate and large size of its pieces which are used in our jewellery for bold and impacting designs.
QUIMBAYA - Inhabiting a district where less gold was abundant than in the rivers that flowed into the pacific, the goldsmiths made wider use of gold and copper alloys.
MUISCA - For Muiscas, gold was closely linked to their religious cult and there was a huge demand for gold pieces often being cast into lakes for religious purposes and rituals.
TOLIMA - Tolima gold work often combined organic and geometric designs. Winged men with jaguar tail and jaws were worn as a symbol of power. The castings used were of the lost wax method and hammered.
TAIRONA - Their metallurgy was very advanced and they used the lost-wax technique in casting to produce three dimensional pieces.
Using highly-perfected alloys, they were able to produce fine decorations, some in the shape of open butterfly wings, and batman figures which have been interpreted as depicting the transformed shaman with spiritual powers. The frog was used widely which represented water and fertility.
Using highly-perfected alloys, they were able to produce fine decorations, some in the shape of open butterfly wings, and batman figures which have been interpreted as depicting the transformed shaman with spiritual powers. The frog was used widely which represented water and fertility.
SINU - The gold have been observed in fine pieces of hammered gold sheeting which was embossed on both sides.