Power of the Sun: The Gold of Colombia

Fully illustrated colour catalogue of an exhibition held at the Ethnographic Museum in Antwerp in 1993 presenting a selection of gold ornaments and ceramics from 8 pre-Columbian cultures: Tumaco, Calima, Narino, Quimbaya, Tolima, Sinu, Tairona, and Muisca. The collection is of the highest quality, and reveals many fine objects of outstanding beauty. The catalogue is introduced by 3 essays: Hunters of prehistory in El Dorado (J-F Bouchard) ; The art of the goldsmith in Colombia (F Herreman) ; Earthenware - A long neglected treasure-house of information (M Holsbeke) .