The MET

Our last outing to the MET was quite an adventure, especially getting stuck in the tsunami before getting there. One thing that really caught my eye was the whole Central America room. It was full of my favorite, gold! The first two were from the tomb of the Sican people. It was a mask made out of gold and copper, used for funeral purposes. Next was a nose chain made by the people of Peru made out of silver, gold and shells. Another was what used to be a necklace made out of tiny Cast gold frogs from the Aztec people. Did you know, in those times frogs were a symbol of water and fertility. All of these pieces were amazing, especially because they were from a time where they didn't have the technology and equipment to make jewelry and trinkets like we do today. My favorite though, was the female lion pendant made out of gold and greenstone inlay. It was truly beautiful and it was only a privilege to have any gold in those times, only chiefs in Panama were able to get their hands on them.