Category:Tunjos in the Metropolitan Museum of Art

English: A tunjo is a small anthropomorh or zoomorph figure elaborated by the Muisca as part of their art. Tunjos were made of gold or tumbaga (a gold-silver-copper alloy). The Muisca used their tunjos in various instances in their religion and as votive offerings to communicate with the gods and when the Muisca asked for favors from their deities.

Español: Un tunjo es una pequeña figura antropomorfa o zoomorfa elaborada por los muiscas como parte de su arte. Los tunjos estaban hechos de oro o tumbaga (una aleación de oro, plata y cobre). Los tunjos se usaban como piezas de ofrenda votiva, para comunicarse con los dioses y cuando los muiscas pedían favores a sus deidades.

Media in category "Tunjos in the Metropolitan Museum of Art"

The following 15 files are in this category, out of 15 total.

Colombia, muisca, tre serpentelli, X-XVI sec, oro fuso.JPG 1,038 × 1,236; 236 KB
Female Figure (tunjo) MET 1974.271.15.jpg 2,302 × 2,451; 410 KB
Female Figure (tunjo) MET 1979.206.1050.jpg 2,290 × 3,435; 582 KB
Female Figure (tunjo) MET 2000.50.2.jpg 2,166 × 2,533; 500 KB
Male Figure (tunjo) MET 1979.206.530.jpg 2,304 × 3,456; 1.02 MB
Male Figure (tunjo) MET 1979.206.949.jpg 2,185 × 3,278; 850 KB
Male Figure (tunjo) MET 2000.50.1.jpg 1,967 × 2,489; 465 KB
Male Figure (tunjo) MET DP215691.jpg 2,882 × 3,842; 944 KB
Muisca mold for tunjo production - MET - Art. 1979.206.1045.jpg 1,914 × 1,627; 252 KB
Muisca tunjo - MET - Art. DT6752.jpg 1,488 × 1,861; 1.22 MB
Muisca tunjo on stool - MET - Art. 1979.206.780.jpg 2,302 × 2,724; 530 KB
Serpent (tunjo) MET 1974.271.27.jpg 2,304 × 3,456; 490 KB
Serpent (tunjo) MET vs1992 92 1.jpg 294 × 984; 31 KB
Serpent (tunjo) MET vs1992 92 2.jpg 320 × 950; 27 KB
Three Serpents (Tunjos) MET DP104858.jpg 1,812 × 1,648; 272 KB

Category:Tunjos in the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Media in category "Tunjos in the Metropolitan Museum of Art"

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