Muisca raft (Balsa Muisca)
E53671
Muisca art
archaeological artifact
golden raft
pre-Columbian artwork
pre-Columbian gold votive piece
The Muisca raft (Balsa Muisca) is a famous pre-Columbian gold votive piece depicting a ritual scene associated with the El Dorado legend, created by the Muisca people of what is now Colombia.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Muisca raft | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Muisca art
ⓘ
archaeological artifact ⓘ golden raft ⓘ pre-Columbian artwork ⓘ pre-Columbian gold votive piece ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Balsa Muisca
ⓘ
Muisca golden raft ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
El Dorado legend
ⓘ
Lake Guatavita ritual ⓘ |
| category |
Archaeological discoveries in Colombia
ⓘ
Pre-Columbian gold objects ⓘ |
| collection |
Gold Museum (Museo del Oro)
ⓘ
surface form:
Museo del Oro
|
| countryOfOrigin | Colombia ⓘ |
| creator |
Muisca
ⓘ
surface form:
Muisca people
|
| culture | Muisca ⓘ |
| currentLocation |
Gold Museum (Museo del Oro)
ⓘ
surface form:
Gold Museum, Bogotá
|
| depicts |
attendants surrounding a chief
ⓘ
ceremonial raft ⓘ chief covered in gold dust ⓘ offering ceremony ⓘ ritual scene ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | Colombia ⓘ |
| discoveredNear | Pasca ⓘ |
| discoveryCountry | Colombia ⓘ |
| estimatedDate | c. 600–1600 CE ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
Gold Museum (Museo del Oro)
ⓘ
surface form:
Museo del Oro, Bogotá
|
| genre | votive offering ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | icon of Colombian cultural heritage ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Muisca
ⓘ
surface form:
Muisca cosmology
|
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Bogotá ⓘ |
| material |
gold
ⓘ
tumbaga ⓘ |
| nativeName | Balsa Muisca ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Banco de la República
ⓘ
surface form:
Banco de la República (Colombia)
|
| partOf | pre-Columbian art of Colombia ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Altiplano Cundiboyacense ⓘ |
| religion | Muisca religion ⓘ |
| significance |
masterpiece of pre-Columbian goldwork
ⓘ
symbol of El Dorado myth ⓘ |
| style | Muisca goldwork ⓘ |
| subject |
Zipa’s investiture ceremony
ⓘ
inauguration of a new Muisca ruler ⓘ |
| technique | lost-wax casting ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Late Muisca period ⓘ |
| use |
religious ceremony
ⓘ
ritual offering ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.