Muisca raft
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muisca-raft-185-18396080
title:
Muisca raft
text:
The Muisca raft, sometimes referred to as the Golden Raft of El Dorado, is a pre-Columbian votive piece created by the Muisca, an indigenous people of Colombia in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes. The piece probably refers to the gold offering ceremony described in the legend of El Dorado, which occasionally took place at Lake Guatavita. In this ritual, the new chief (zipa), who was aboard a raft and covered with gold dust, tossed gold objects into the lake as offerings to the gods, bef
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description:
Pre-Columbian votive piece
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muisca_raft
date created:
2011-12-29T03:22:59Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T08:36:56Z
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