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The Muisca raft (Balsa Muisca in Spanish), sometimes referred to as the Golden Raft of El Dorado, is a pre-Columbian votive piece created by the Muisca, an indigenous people of Colombia in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes. The piece refers to the gold offering ceremony described in the legend of El Dorado, which occasionally took place at Lake Guatavita. In this ritual, the new chief (zipa), who was aboard a raft and covered with gold dust, tossed gold objects into the lake as offerings to the gods, before immersing himself into the lake. The figure was created between 1295 and 1410 AD by lost-wax casting in an alloy of gold with silver and copper. The raft was part of an offering that was placed in a cave in the municipality of Pasca. Since its discovery in 1969, the Muisca raft

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  • Das Goldfloß von Eldorado (Goldfloß von Pasca) ist ein Goldartefakt, welches die Eldorado-Zeremonie darstellt und als Beweis für die Echtheit der Eldorado-Legende gilt. (de)
  • La balsa muisca o balsa dorada es una pieza de orfebrería precolombina votiva elaborada por la cultura muisca en la región geográfica que actualmente corresponde al centro de Colombia. La pieza se encuentra exhibida en el Museo del Oro de Bogotá.​ Se estima que la figura fue elaborada entre los años 600 y 1600 d. C. por fundición a la cera perdida en oro con una pequeña cantidad de cobre.​ La figura hace alusión a la ceremonia de la leyenda de El Dorado. Representa el acto de investidura de poder de los jefes muiscas que se celebraba en la laguna de Guatavita, en el cual el heredero del cacicazgo cubría su cuerpo con oro en polvo y acompañado del pueblo arrojaba oro y esmeraldas como ofrenda a los dioses.​ La pieza tiene una base con la forma de una embarcación de troncos con unas dimensiones de 19,5 x 10,1 cm y varias figuras sobre la balsa; la figura de mayor tamaño que se destaca en la mitad aparentemente representa al cacique, el cual está adornado con tocados, narigueras y orejeras, mide 10,2 cm de altura y está rodeado por sus soldados que portan estandartes.​ (es)
  • The Muisca raft (Balsa Muisca in Spanish), sometimes referred to as the Golden Raft of El Dorado, is a pre-Columbian votive piece created by the Muisca, an indigenous people of Colombia in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes. The piece refers to the gold offering ceremony described in the legend of El Dorado, which occasionally took place at Lake Guatavita. In this ritual, the new chief (zipa), who was aboard a raft and covered with gold dust, tossed gold objects into the lake as offerings to the gods, before immersing himself into the lake. The figure was created between 1295 and 1410 AD by lost-wax casting in an alloy of gold with silver and copper. The raft was part of an offering that was placed in a cave in the municipality of Pasca. Since its discovery in 1969, the Muisca raft has become a national emblem for Colombia and has been depicted on postage stamps. The piece is exhibited at the Gold Museum in Bogotá. (en)
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  • Das Goldfloß von Eldorado (Goldfloß von Pasca) ist ein Goldartefakt, welches die Eldorado-Zeremonie darstellt und als Beweis für die Echtheit der Eldorado-Legende gilt. (de)
  • La balsa muisca o balsa dorada es una pieza de orfebrería precolombina votiva elaborada por la cultura muisca en la región geográfica que actualmente corresponde al centro de Colombia. La pieza se encuentra exhibida en el Museo del Oro de Bogotá.​ Se estima que la figura fue elaborada entre los años 600 y 1600 d. C. por fundición a la cera perdida en oro con una pequeña cantidad de cobre.​ (es)
  • The Muisca raft (Balsa Muisca in Spanish), sometimes referred to as the Golden Raft of El Dorado, is a pre-Columbian votive piece created by the Muisca, an indigenous people of Colombia in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes. The piece refers to the gold offering ceremony described in the legend of El Dorado, which occasionally took place at Lake Guatavita. In this ritual, the new chief (zipa), who was aboard a raft and covered with gold dust, tossed gold objects into the lake as offerings to the gods, before immersing himself into the lake. The figure was created between 1295 and 1410 AD by lost-wax casting in an alloy of gold with silver and copper. The raft was part of an offering that was placed in a cave in the municipality of Pasca. Since its discovery in 1969, the Muisca raft (en)
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  • Goldfloß von Eldorado (de)
  • Balsa muisca (es)
  • Muisca raft (en)
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