24k Gold Plated Pre-Colombian Tairona Swirls Earrings 19

Description

Nice Pre-Colombian 24k Gold Plated earring set.
These earrings represents swirls worn on jewelry by persons of high social status.   Pre-Colombian culture believed in nature and animal deities.  This was because of the power of nature.  Animals could do things humans couldn't do (fly, see at night, etc...).
Certain gold jewelry could only be worn by people of high social status (priests, nobilities, warriors, etc.).  Many would wear certain jewelry to represent a certain animal, they claimed they could shift change to, in order to obtain the animal's power.
This pair of earrings would represent an individual who had achieved very high social status.
Type: Earrings
Pendant: Swirls
Size: 1 inches
Weight: 4.1 grams