poporos

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Poporos are elaborately crafted pre-Columbian lime containers, often made of gold, that exemplify the artistic and ceremonial metalwork of the Quimbaya culture of Colombia.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
poporos canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological artifact ⓘ
pre-Columbian lime container ⓘ
ritual object ⓘ
artStyle Quimbaya metalwork ⓘ
linked to: Quimbaya

pre-Columbian goldwork ⓘ
associatedWith pre-Columbian cultures of Colombia ⓘ
category Colombian cultural heritage ⓘ
indigenous art of the Americas ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Colombia ⓘ
culture Quimbaya culture ⓘ
linked to: Quimbaya
currentStatus archaeological heritage protected by Colombian law ⓘ
museum objects ⓘ
decoratedWith anthropomorphic motifs ⓘ
geometric patterns ⓘ
zoomorphic motifs ⓘ
discoveredIn Quimbaya burial offerings ⓘ
archaeological tombs ⓘ
foundInCollection Museo del Oro Quimbaya, Armenia ⓘ
Museo del Oro, Bogotá ⓘ
international museums of pre-Columbian art ⓘ
function ceremonial use ⓘ
personal accessory ⓘ
status symbol ⓘ
hasPart base or pedestal ⓘ
container body ⓘ
neck or opening ⓘ
spoon or stick for lime ⓘ
madeBy Quimbaya goldsmiths ⓘ
linked to: Quimbaya

pre-Columbian artisans ⓘ
material ceramic ⓘ
gold ⓘ
stone ⓘ
tumbaga ⓘ
region Quindío region ⓘ
linked to: Quindío Department
relatedTo coca chewing paraphernalia ⓘ
lime spatulas ⓘ
snuff trays ⓘ
religiousSignificance linked to ritual consumption of coca ⓘ
symbolizes social prestige ⓘ
spiritual power ⓘ
technique gilding ⓘ
hammering ⓘ
lost-wax casting ⓘ
soldering ⓘ
timePeriod 1st millennium CE ⓘ
pre-Columbian era ⓘ
usedFor holding lime powder ⓘ
usedIn chewing coca leaves ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Quimbaya → knownFor → poporos ⓘ