Columbian Gold Sweat of the Sun | ACMI collection | ACMI: Your museum of screen culture

An introduction to the country and civilisation that produced the intricate gold ornaments and artefacts shown in the recent Columbian Gold Exhibition. Historical maps and lithographs intercut with present day living conditions explain the disastrous effects of European domination of the Indians, and explains why, with so little of their complex and powerful civilisation left, these gold objects remain the Indian’s most refined cultural expression

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Duration

00:28:00:00

Production places

Unknown

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

012597

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Gold

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Colombia

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Indians of Central America

Crafts & Visual Arts → Gold

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Gold

Places → Colombia

Short films

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

U-Matic; Access Print (Section 1)

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