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Tierradentro Funerary Mask
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Tierradentro Funerary Mask

This funerary gold mask (150–900 AD) from the Tierradentro culture shows stylized facial features and incised geometric motifs. Gold in these societies symbolized sacred power rather than wealth, used in rites of passage and burial. Made by repoussémetal hammered from the reverse — it served to preserve the identity of the deceased.
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