Answear each quation (one paragraph or more
1.Choose 4 words from the glossary provided in the Module and relate them to a Pre-Hispanic gold object we have studied. Make sure you describe the terminology thoroughly and in your own words
2.Reflection: How do you think the representation of mythology or symbolic power and nature are interconnected and result in the production of daily life objects for the higher ranking individuals in pre-Hispanic Colombia? Please make sure you provide specific examples from the modules. You may choose to discuss different techniques of gold making, such as weaving.
3.How do you think the Golden Beaker/vessel from Portland Museum and the Bat-faced Man amulet convey the notion of power of the user or wearer? You can discuss size, material, usage, technique, etc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRMGqKA5xKI
http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/5301
http://www.banrepcultural.org/gold-museum/a-time-line
Tairona:
http://www.banrepcultural.org/gold-museum/a-powerful-shaman-elite
The three Gold work styles:
http://www.banrepcultural.org/gold-museum/the-three-goldwork-styles
http://www.banrepcultural.org/gold-museum/from-the-magdalena-valley-to-the-caribbean-plains
Metallurgy
http://www.banrepcultural.org/gold-museum/metallurgy-and-society
Gold working techniques
http://www.banrepcultural.org/gold-museum/goldworking-techniques
Textures, Shine and Colors: Gold and passage of time
http://www.banrepcultural.org/gold-museum/textures-shines-and-colours
Tairona:
http://www.banrepcultural.org/gold-museum/tairona
Death and rebirth
http://www.banrepcultural.org/gold-museum/pre-hispanic-societies/cosmology/death-and-rebirth-
funerary-urns
Cosmology