Jewelry in Ancient Peru

Overshadowed by the myth of El Dorado spread in Europe from the 16th century, the long history of the jewelry of civilizations of Peru remains unknown to the general public. Anonymous, goldsmiths from the Chavin, Vicus, Mochica, Lambayeque and Chimu cultures nevertheless played a major role in the history of the arts of metalwork of the Andean area, even before the advent of the Inca civilization.
Divine or secular adornments, ritual or identity jewelry… One thing is certain, jewelry in ancient Peru was the prerogative of powerful and enlightened political elites.
Embark on an exciting journey retracing the evolution of metalworking practices and the ideological transformations of men who fashioned gold and silver with devotion for 3,000 years.
With Carole Fraresso, Doctor in Archaeometallurgy, specialist in Andean goldsmithing
& Paul Paradis, art historian, specialist in decorative arts and Professor at L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts.
Photo: Nose ornament representing a man with rope, gold and turquoise, Moche Culture (100 - 800 CE), ML100753, ©Museo Larco, Lima-Peru
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[@ShaunaMarieSings]

Gorgeous jewelry...amazing conversation...thank you! 💗💗💗

[@TakittyLove]

As Peruvian girl, I'm happy you had mentioned Peruvian metalworking and jewelry 🇵🇪❤️　Inca Jewelry was the final synthesis of this work during thousands of years of an ancestral tradition. The credit as The Masters of Gold, Silver and Copper metalworking goes to The Moche and The Chimú, a Civilization many centuries before Inca Empire appear.
Thanks for sharing this ! Greetings😊

[@janesmith3867]

ALL these videos are wonderful. So informative and fascinating. And I am so grateful that they are presented in English too, thank you.

[@maxdaly8185]

This was amazingly informative, thank you for all the work you’ve done💛

[@user-ki4gp2xy8h]

I hope she uplifts Peruvian people through her work and doesn’t just capitalize off their creativity and inspiration. As a white woman and phd I hope she is aware of colonialism and doesn’t perpetuate it through business practices.

[@ADebsLife]

Very interesting lecture, beautiful pieces. Only I would ask you to please update this so that it expresses the facts... we are now beyond the colonial perspective. Please curtail the cultural ethnocentrisiam and use of words such as "discovered" and instead tell the truth. Thank you.