Category:Tunjos in the Field Museum of Natural History
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English: A tunjo is a small anthropomorh or zoomorph figure elaborated by the Muisca as part of their art. Tunjos were made of gold or tumbaga (a gold-silver-copper alloy). The Muisca used their tunjos in various instances in their religion and as votive offerings to communicate with the gods and when the Muisca asked for favors from their deities.
Español: Un tunjo es una pequeña figura antropomorfa o zoomorfa elaborada por los muiscas como parte de su arte. Los tunjos estaban hechos de oro o tumbaga (una aleación de oro, plata y cobre). Los tunjos se usaban como piezas de ofrenda votiva, para comunicarse con los dioses y cuando los muiscas pedían favores a sus deidades.
Media in category "Tunjos in the Field Museum of Natural History"
The following 15 files are in this category, out of 15 total.
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Colombia, muisca, figurina in lega tumbaga, 800-1600 dc 01.jpg 492 × 1,115; 447 KB
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Colombia, muisca, figurina in lega tumbaga, 800-1600 dc 02.jpg 723 × 1,482; 765 KB
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Colombia, muisca, figurina in lega tumbaga, da cundinamarca, 800-1600 dc ca.jpg 971 × 2,687; 1.75 MB
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Colombia, muisca, figurina in oro, 800-1600 dc 01.jpg 684 × 1,176; 553 KB
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Colombia, muisca, figurina in oro, da boyaca, 800-1600 dc ca.jpg 1,026 × 2,352; 1.66 MB
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Colombia, muisca, figurina in oro, da cundinamarca, 800-1600 dc 01.jpg 1,494 × 1,992; 1.68 MB
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Colombia, muisca, figurina umana in oro, da bolivar, 800-1600 dc.jpg 876 × 1,458; 985 KB
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Colombia, muisca, figurine in lega tumbaga, da antioquia, 800-1600 dc 01.jpg 2,694 × 1,842; 2.43 MB
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Colombia, muisca, figurine in lega tumbaga, da antioquia, 800-1600 dc 02.jpg 2,346 × 2,244; 3.07 MB
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Colombia, muisca, figurine in lega tumbaga, da boyaca, 800-1600 dc 01.jpg 1,992 × 2,274; 2.53 MB
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Colombia, muisca, figurine in oro, 800-1600 dc 01.jpg 2,052 × 2,064; 2.51 MB
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Colombia, muisca, figurine in oro, da bolivar 800-1600 dc 01.jpg 1,638 × 1,710; 1.49 MB
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Colombia, muisca, figurine in oro, da bolivar, 800-1600 dc ca.jpg 1,602 × 1,830; 1.86 MB
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Colombia, muisca, figurine in oro, da boyaca, 800-1600 dc 01.jpg 1,956 × 2,214; 2.64 MB
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Colombia, muisca, figurine in oro, da boyaca, 800-1600 dc 02.jpg 1,212 × 1,992; 1.53 MB