The Symbology of Pre-Columbian Culture, Islington, London

Thursday, 12th October 2006 at 7:30pm Speaker: Ricardo Rivadeneira The Symbology of Pre-Columbian Culture Ricardo is a lecturer at the Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas, Faculty of Arts, National University of Colombia. Discover the rich heritage of symbolism in Pre-Columbian America and its meanings. This talk will make reference to shamanism, the symbolism of gold and the bird-man, and the symbolic structures relating to altered states of consciousness in the indigenous cultures. The talk will be illustrated with reference to artefacts from the Gold Museum of Colombia and other collections. "A very interesting vision of indigenous Colombian thought." "Exceptionally informative & interesting. The slideshow was quite useful & well-managed. I really enjoyed the whole event."

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