{ "data": { "id": 125226, "accession_number": "1947.19", "share_license_status": "CC0", "tombstone": "Tunjos (Votive Offering Figurine), c. 900\u20131550. Colombia, Muisca style. Cast gold; average: 6.9 x 2.6 cm (2 11/16 x 1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys, gift of their daughter Helen, 1947.19", "current_location": null, "title": "Tunjos (Votive Offering Figurine)", "creation_date": "c. 900\u20131550", "creation_date_earliest": 900, "creation_date_latest": 1550, "artists_tags": [], "culture": [ "Colombia, Muisca style" ], "technique": "cast gold", "support_materials": [], "department": "Art of the Americas", "collection": "AA - Intermediate Region", "type": "Metalwork", "measurements": "Average: 6.9 x 2.6 cm (2 11/16 x 1 in.)", "dimensions": { "average": { "height": 0.069, "height_inch": 2, "height_inch_fraction": 0.6875, "width": 0.026, "width_inch": 1, "width_inch_fraction": 0.0 } }, "state_of_the_work": null, "edition_of_the_work": null, "copyright": null, "inscriptions": [], "exhibitions": { "current": [ { "id": 219999, "title": "Sacred Symbols: Three Thousand Years of Native American Art [FRAME]", "description": "Sacred Symbols: Three Thousand Years of Native American Art [FRAME]. Mus\u00e9e Fabre, Montpellier, France (July 16-September 29, 2002); Mus\u00e9e des Beaux-Arts de Rouen, Rouen, France (October 24, 2002-January 13, 2003); Mus\u00e9e des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, 69001 Lyon, France (February 19-April 29, 2003); Mus\u00e9e des Beaux-Arts de Rennes, Rennes, France (May 27-August 18, 2003); Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN (organizer) (October 26, 2003-January 11, 2004).", "opening_date": "2002-07-16T00:00:00" } ], "legacy": [ { "description": "Musee Fabre, Montpellier, France; June 16, 2002- September 29, 2002, Musee des Beaux-Arts, Rouen France; October 24, 2002- January 13, 2003, Musee des Beaux-Arts, Lyon, France; February 19, 2003- April 28, 2003, Musee des Beaux-Arts, Rennes, France; May 27, 2003- August 18, 2003, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN; October 26, 2003- January 11, 2004: FRAME exhibition -- \"Sacred Symbols:Three Thousand Years of Native American Art.\"", "opening_date": "2002-06-16T00:00:00" } ] }, "provenance": [], "find_spot": null, "related_works": [], "former_accession_numbers": [], "did_you_know": null, "early_education_description": null, "artlens_description": null, "description": "Unlike the other gold ornaments in this gallery, tunjos were not worn; instead, they served as offerings that were deposited in sacred places, such as lagoons and caves. They often depict humans who hold something-here a container with a head (1947.22), a spear thrower (1947.19), and a bird-tipped (1957.25). The subject must have corresponded to a benefit being asked from the gods. Perhaps because they were not meant for display, tunjos were not finished after lost-wax casting. Flaws remain uncorrected, surfaces are unpolished, and gold that backed into the sprue (pouring channel) was left in place, creating the button-like form at the bottoms of 1947.24 and 1947.17, which were cast upside down. 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