sculpture
Kupu whakaahua: sculpture, gold frog. see also ceramic G950-G8962, G396-G406. '... this frog, made in the Panama region, Central America, in the period AD 900-1200, and said to have been recovered from a grave at Colon, along with two other small gold items. The frog is actually made of a gold-copper alloy called tumbaga; in the finishing process the copper has been leached from the surface with acid and the remaining gold then burnished.' -150 Treasures book. Panama
Kohinga: HUMAN HISTORYRūma Whakaatu: applied arts west, decorative arts, Ancient WorldsKupu whakaahua: sculpture, gold frog. see also ceramic G950-G8962, G396-G406. '... this frog, made in the Panama region, Central America, in the period AD 900-1200, and said to have been…