Quimbaya
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Quimbaya refers to a pre-Columbian indigenous culture of present-day Colombia, renowned for its sophisticated goldwork and metal artistry.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Quimbaya culture | 2 |
| Late Quimbaya period | 1 |
| Quimbaya people | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological culture
ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ pre-Columbian culture ⓘ |
| artifactsHeldAt |
Museo del Oro Quimbaya, Armenia
ⓘ
Gold Museum (Museo del Oro) ⓘ
surface form:
Museo del Oro, Bogotá
various international museums ⓘ |
| artStyle |
geometric decoration
ⓘ
highly stylized human figures ⓘ naturalistic animal representations ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gold Museum (Museo del Oro)
ⓘ
surface form:
Quimbaya Treasure
|
| country | Colombia ⓘ |
| declineCausedBy |
Spanish colonization of the Americas
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish conquest
|
| developed |
advanced metallurgy
ⓘ
sophisticated casting techniques ⓘ |
| discoveredThrough | archaeological excavations ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
hunting and gathering ⓘ maize cultivation ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| flourished | approximately 300–1600 CE ⓘ |
| heritageOf | modern Colombian identity ⓘ |
| influencedBy | other Andean cultures ⓘ |
| knownFor |
anthropomorphic figurines
ⓘ
goldwork ⓘ lost-wax casting ⓘ metal artistry ⓘ nose rings ⓘ pectoral ornaments ⓘ poporos ⓘ tumbaga alloy objects ⓘ vessels and containers ⓘ zoomorphic figurines ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Chibchan languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cauca River Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Cauca River basin
Andean Region of Colombia ⓘ
surface form:
Central Andes of Colombia
Cauca River Valley ⓘ
surface form:
Middle Cauca River valley
present-day Colombia ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
clay
ⓘ
copper ⓘ gold ⓘ stone ⓘ tumbaga ⓘ |
| partOf | pre-Hispanic cultures of Colombia ⓘ |
| practiced |
ancestor worship
ⓘ
funerary rituals with rich grave goods ⓘ |
| region | Coffee-Growers Axis ⓘ |
| religion | polytheism ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1st millennium CE
ⓘ
Quimbaya self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Late Quimbaya period
pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Quimbaya culture
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Quimbaya people
this entity surface form:
Quimbaya culture
this entity surface form:
Late Quimbaya period