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Tip of gold (?) poporo stick
Calima, Yotoco period, 200 BC- 1200 AD

Masks, sticks and musical instruments transformed those taking part in the rituals into fantastic and powerful beings. The goldsmiths of Yotoco-period societies in Calima portrayed these masked characters on the small sticks used for removing lime from poporos, which were cast using the lost wax technique.