The valley of the river Magdalena, the principal fluvial artery of Colombia, was an important interface zone in population movement and commercial exchange, reflected in the influence among the southern, central and northern cultures.
Goldwork in an abstract style, symmetrical and schematic, is typical of the art produced here from the beginning of the Christian era.
A profound dualistic cosmology is expressed through a love of contrast
and balance between the full and empty spaces decorating strange mythical
beings with wings and jaguar teeth, or fabulous insects with the powers
of bird, fish or feline.