Power of the Sun: The Gold of Colombia

By Belgium) Etnografisch Museum (Antwerp, Frank Hereman, Frank Herreman

Fully illustrated colour catalogue of an exhibition held at the Ethnographic Museum in Antwerp in 1993 presenting a selection of gold ornaments and ceramics from 8 pre-Columbian cultures: Tumaco, Calima, Narino, Quimbaya, Tolima, Sinu, Tairona, and Muisca. The collection is of the highest quality, and reveals many fine objects of outstanding beauty. The catalogue is introduced by 3 essays: Hunters of prehistory in El Dorado (J-F Bouchard); The art of the goldsmith in Colombia (F Herreman); Earthenware - A long neglected treasure-house of information (M Holsbeke) .

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9053490779
• ISBN13: 9789053490778
• Release Date: December 1993
• Publisher: Snoeck-Ducaju & Zoon
• Length: 187 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.8" x 0.8" x 9.8"