After showing a pre-Columbian gold frog, lizard, bat, and lobsters, it should not be a surprise that the indigenous culture produced gold monkeys as well.
I assume that the monkeys interacted with the Native Americans even more than they do with modern people, as the pre-Columbian cultures certainly lived in closer proximity to wildlife than modern people.
This week we have photos from the Galapagos posted on our Viva la Voyage travel photo site.
Cool! Greetings from Spain.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a playful little monkey.
ReplyDeleteIf it weren't for the tail, I might not have known it was a monkey. It's and interesting depiction.
ReplyDeleteThis is an interesting piece. The artist composed the monkey's posture nicely, not the usual straight-on.
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing series of artefacts from the Gold Museum Dave, especially as you say that non of the gold came from the surrounding area.
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