ORIGINAL
24K GOLD JEWELRY
Gold was powerfully symbolic to the people of Pre-Columbian indigenous civilizations. A medium of majestic significance, it was believed to capture the power of birds and animals and to summon the gifts of fertility from the sun. Faithful to this legacy, we reproduce the craft of the Quimbaya, Calima, Tayrona, Tolima, NariĂąo, ZenĂş and Muisca civilizations, preserving authenticity in technique and design. These gold pieces are inspired by archaelogical findings between 1600BC through 1600AD in the Colombian territory. Here we invite you to discover ethnic jewelry pieces such as pendants, necklaces, earrings, bracelets, accessories as well as decorative figures that capture the essence in design and in meaning used by the people of Pre-Columbian civilizations.
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LE Y E N DA RY
GOLD PENDANTS
LUMA GOLD pendants are replicas of the gold-work art that included small stick heads with a range of different representations of men and animals, very fine cast filigree circular and semi-circular ear rings, nose rings with side extensions, men with forked headdresses, circular or 'n' shaped nose rings, bells and rattles. Various motifs were represented on these ornaments: some are realistic images, others are highly schematised. The figures of human beings are naturalistic, depicting men with gourds in their hands or musicians with pipes and maracas, either standing or sitting on benches with high backs. Wildlife species include those typically found on the rugged SerranĂa, but also others from marshy or riverside areas. One very typical feature of these objects is that scenes are represented on them, such as flocks of ducks sitting on a branch, a feline figure fighting with an alligator, or a man holding the claws of a bird of prey
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The serial repetition of beads, ornamental elements such as, spirals, pins, buttons, anthropomorfic and zoomorphic figures or rattling balls were put together to form our impressive necklaces.
MYTHOLOGICAL
GOLD NECKLACES
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In Pre Columbian times, in some societies, chieftains and captains would pierce their nose and ears at the end of their long training at special ceremonies and temples. After that, they could wear earrings and nose rings to show their rank. For example in the Zenu tradition the most impressive items are ear ornaments, which are genuine achievements of goldwork art. They were not made with wire threads of metal, as the filigree technique implies, but cast by the lostwax process. Complex networks of zigzag patterns, triangles and other motifs are exquisitely put together to result in these unique ethnic gold nose rings and 24k gold earrings.
GOLD EARRINGS
AUTH ENTIC
Bracelets were commonly weared in both arms by chieftains in rituals, they could have rattling charms or simple berrys from their surroundings. Bracelets were an essential part of the shaman´s paraphernalia. Some groups mummified their chieftains and they displayed these mummies at ceremonies and at warfields, so they could protect the community and instill valour in their warriors. Others symbolically perpetuated their ruling figures by covering them with masks and gold ornaments.
GOLD BRACELETS
TRAD ITIONAL
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C H O O SE L I F E
CHILDREN’S EDUCATION Supporting Children’s Education These artifacts are 24 karat gold plated and and made by the only authorized manufacturer of the original pieces displayed at the famed Gold Museum (Museo del Oro - Bogotá). SUPPORTING CHILDREN’S EDUCATION LUMA GOLD donates 5% of each sale to the Marina Orth Foundation, supporting a 21st Century education for children in Colombia.
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