Bat-Man Pectoral Figure coca leaves probably held during Pre-Columbian rituals

probably held during Pre-Columbian rituals

Among the Colombian Zenú tradition

The spiral: representing fertility

The magnificent Earrings used for Zenu rituals have been adapted for this sophisticated pieces

The rombus: a symbol of the feminine sex

Bat-Man Pectoral Figure coca leaves probably held during Pre-Columbian ritualsDuring the Tayrona period in Colombia (900 1600 AD), images depict shamans capable of demonstrating their power through their ability to transform themselves into different beings and taking on the qualities of those beings: boldness, strength, sharp eyesight, or the ability to fly. Transformation had to be a process under the effect of psychotropic substances, exhausting ritual dances, fasting and other privations typical of the shaman trade. His