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The mochila arhuaca (English: Arhuaca knapsack), or tutu iku in Ika, is a popular Colombian artisan bag made by the Arhuaco people of the Sierra Nevada. [1] In recent years, they have become a cultural symbol of Colombian identity.
Colombian handicraft (Spanish: artesanía colombiana) history can be traced back to the Stone Age to the lithic instruments in El Abra stadial.Some of the first pottery samples known in Colombia were found in the Neolithic 3 — Pottery Neolithic (PN) Zipacón settlements.
Mochila may refer to: Backpack, in Spanish; Arhuaca mochila, a traditional shoulder bag made by the Arhuaco indigenous peoples of Colombia;
Artesanías de Colombia, S.A. (English: Colombian Art Crafts) is a corporation, ascribed to the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Tourism of Colombia that promotes and contributes to the progress and development of traditional and modern Colombian handicrafts and their craftsmanship to improve the commercialization of such products internally and abroad as a brand of Colombian identity and ...
The Quimbaya Poporo, gold, attributed to the pre-Columbian Quimbaya civilization in the Andean region of present-day Colombia, ca. 300 CE. A Poporo is a device used by indigenous cultures in present and pre-Columbian South America for storage of small amounts of lime produced from burnt and crushed sea-shells.
The oldest archaeological finds are from the Pubenza and El Totumo sites in the Magdalena Valley 100 kilometres (62 mi) southwest of Bogotá. [3] These sites date from the Paleoindian period (18,000–8000 BCE). At Puerto Hormiga and other sites, traces from the Archaic Period (~8000–2000 BCE) have been found.
The sombrero vueltiao (Colombian Spanish for turned hat) is a traditional hat from Colombia and one of its symbols. It is made out of Gynerium sagittatum known locally as caña flecha, a type of cane that grows in the region.
An example of the interaction of the art of nature and the famous goldworking of the Muisca is the precious golden sea snail in the collection of the Museo del Oro in Bogotá The flat Bogotá savanna, the southern territory of the Muisca Confederation, not only provided fertile agricultural lands, but also many different clays for the production of ceramics, rock shelters where petroglyphs and ...