The Zenú or Sinú is a pre-Columbian culture in Colombia, whose ancestral territory comprises the valleys of the Sinú and San Jorge rivers as well as the coast of the Caribbean around the Gulf of Morrosquillo. These lands lie within the departments of Córdoba and Sucre.
Sinú, Standing Figure of a Mother and Child - Walters Art Museum.
Zenú lost wax cast gold earring, AD 800 - San Antonio Museum of Art
Lowland Zenú cast-gold bird ornament that served as a staff head, dated 490 CE. This culture used alloys with a high gold content. The crest of the bird exemplifies the cast semi-filigree technique - Gold Museum, Bogota
A jar with reproductions of wickerwork and textiles - Walters Art Museum
Pre-Columbian cultures of Colombia
The pre-Columbian cultures of Colombia refers to the ancient cultures and civilizations that inhabited Colombia before the Spanish Conquest in the 16th century.
San Agustín Archaeological Park
Ciudad Perdida ("The Lost City")
Muisca raft. The figure refers to the ceremony of the legend of El Dorado.