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Housed in an elegant colonial-era home, this privately owned museum with contemporary displays showcases an impressive collection of pre-Columbian artifacts. Thematically organized around subjects such as shamans, pigmentation and the afterlife, explanations in English and Spanish (audio guides are available) explore the indigenous beliefs represented by the finely crafted ceramic pieces and jewelry.
Tags: Old Town Centro Histórico Barrio Histórico UNESCO Ecuador Equador Quito the Andes trip travel South America os Andes Unesco World Heritage Site la Capital museo museum museu Casa del Alabado pre-Columbian artifacts shamans the afterlife crafted ceramic pieces jewelry Ecuadorian Indigenous Art Indigenous Art obra-prima masterpiece art arte World Heritage Art Work S Classical Masterpiece Sculpture escultura arte indígena equatoriana Museum Casa del Alabado Museo de Arte Precolombino Museum of Pre-Columbian Art Bigoté the Museo de Arte Precolombino Casa del Alabado Pre-Columbian Art Museum House of Praise Pre-Columbian Art Museum the indigenous Americans El Alabado Pre-Columbian Cultures pre-columbian art The Casa del Alabado Museum of Pre-Columbian Art Quito´s Historic Center interior courtyard
Pre-Columbian cultures made use of different materials and techniques to manufacture objects for domestic and ritual use: stone, clay, conch, wood, bone, textiles and metals. Skilled artisans –male and female alike—made personal ornaments and work utensils of gold, tumbaga (a gold and copper alloy), silver, copper and alloys such as platinum.”
Tags: the world of materials Los mundos de los materiales Old Town Centro Histórico Barrio Histórico UNESCO Ecuador Equador Quito the Andes trip travel South America os Andes Unesco World Heritage Site la Capital museo museum museu Casa del Alabado pre-Columbian artifacts shamans the afterlife crafted ceramic pieces jewelry Ecuadorian Indigenous Art Indigenous Art obra-prima masterpiece art arte World Heritage Art Work S Classical Masterpiece Sculpture escultura arte indígena equatoriana Museum Casa del Alabado Museo de Arte Precolombino Museum of Pre-Columbian Art the Museo de Arte Precolombino Casa del Alabado Pre-Columbian Art Museum House of Praise Pre-Columbian Art Museum the indigenous Americans El Alabado Pre-Columbian Cultures pre-columbian art The Casa del Alabado Museum of Pre-Columbian Art Quito´s Historic Center