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WOMAN HOLDING A CHILD
AND A SCEPTER

Muisca
cast gold
3
5
9.2 X 4.6 (3 /8 X 1 /4J
Museo del Oro, Banco de la Republica, Bogota
This tunjo represents a squatting woman, carry-
ing a child on her back and a scepter in her hands.
C.P.

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LARGE FEMALE FIGURE
BABY IN A CARRIER
Muisca
Muisca cast gold
5
l
cast gold 28.5 x 4.1 (ii /4 x i /s)
3
5.5Xi.8(2y 8x /4) Museo del Oro, Banco de la Republica, Bogota
Museo del Oro, Banco de la Republica, Bogota
This figure's bulging eyes give her a mysterious
Babies in baby carriers can appear alone, as in this appearance. She wears adornments on her neck
tunjo, or held by their mothers in their arms or and has small bundles hanging from her left
on their backs. C.P. shoulder. C.P.

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