The shell was wrapped in gold completely sealed so that when the shell inside disintegrated over the Millennia the gold outline was left
Tools of the trade of goldsmiths
A very interesting chart that shows the different percents of silver gold and copper and the resulting color of the alloy
A mold used in making gold figurines
Toucan representation
Monkeys monkeys monkeys
Hopefully not a portrait
This seems to be a lifelike representation
Extraordinary workmanship for a one inch item
Mister rat
Each one more intricate
A shaman
This flying bird figurine was represented well in all of the tourist shops
An embarrassment of riches
This is just one of the wolven golden figures seeing above
King of the underworld it's the bat
Nice hair on this guy
The caiman one of the underworld Spirit creatures
These are some serious doors
Big Bird
A ceramic Bowl depicting a ceremony
A bird eating a scorpion
Perhaps a jaguar
A shaman who is taken the form of a bird and who is flying through the heavens
This item was presented all by itself and was a representation of the head Shaman delivering people and other Shaman to the other world
We were walking by nondescript door when the guard stopped us and said I know uno momento . We waited and these circular shaped doors opened up
When the doors opened it was dark and we all shuffled into this dark area
The door is closed behind us and we were in a round room with a round Center area
Suddenly a little pieces of display roll it up with small blotches of light
I chased the small pieces of light with my camera but as soon as I went to hit the picture the light went off, it was like a game
This was the collection of items in the center of the room
As time went by more and more areas were lit up and you can see here and the next three pictures the huge amount of gold items that were on display
More masks
Masks and bracelets and ceremonial headdresses
So many to try and photograph
And then the show was over the lights turned off and we all shuffled back outside shocked and amazed
