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Trésors de Colombie
V-153
(CENTRE CULTUREL ABBAYE DE DAOULAS)

Durante el año de 1990 se realizó en la provincia francesa de Bretaña (Abbaye de Daoulas) una exposición del Museo del Oro cuyo guión central se estructuró alrededor de la mitología.

Terre des hommes
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La légende de l'ElDorado
V-157
22 min.

Calima, Colombie precolombienne
V-243

L’animal dans le monde mytique Calima *
V-391
14 min. 

En la zona arqueológica Calima los orfebres y alfareros de los períodos Ilama y Yotoco representaron numerosos animales de su medio circundante que tenían dentro del ritual y el mito gran importancia. Los jaguares, cóndores, serpientes, murciélagos y demás animales del día y la noche simbolizaron poderes y facultades deseados por los Chamanes. En el período Sonso, ya hacia el final de la historia prehispánica, se han talado los bosques y el hombre pierde el contacto estrecho con los animales.

Es el relato de un hombre que tuvo un accidente en las montañas de la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta donde sufre una enfermedad pulmonar y los Kogui le salvan la vida. Luego de un tiempo, y en vista de su gratitud, este francés viaja a la Sierra para conocer y convivir con la gente que lo cuidó, y para pagar su deuda. Durante su estadía, conoce el pensamiento kogui, y el significado de los 9 mundos (4 mundos celestes, 4 mundos subterráneos y 1 mundo terrestre, en el que viven y el cual deben mantener en equilibrio). Finalmente les compra un terreno donde esta comunidad pueda vivir mejor.

L'aventure fabuleuse et exceptionnelle de Jean Francois Champollion, le génial déchiffreur des hiéroglyphes, vous est enfin révélée par dix vidéoclips présentés par Jean Piat et réalisés dans le cadre de l'exposition "MEMOIRES D'EGYPTE: Hommage de l'Europe a Champollion". C'est l'atmosphère fascinante de l'ancienne Egypte, un voyage féérique a travers 35 siècles d'histoire jusqu'aux ultimes secrets des hiéroglyphes.

General information of the Gold Museum and gold working cultures.

General view of the Gold Museum, structure and exhibition stressing on its scientific and educational activities.

In the Andean heart of Colombia, the Eastern Cordillera Plateau, before the arrival of the Spaniards the Muisca culture flourished. The Muiscas, linguistic relatives of several other indigenous groups of Colombia and Central America, dedicated much of their effort to religious and ritual activities. The Infiernito, an astronomical observatory, and the sacred lakes of Guatavita, Siecha and Iguaque were extremely important for them.

During the Spanish conquest large quantities of gold were taken from the Indians. Nevertheless the legend about the famous El Dorado was always sought after by the Spaniards, even though it was never found.

Pre-Hispanic goldwork in Colombia was produced within complex societies whose leaders managed mythology and used gold ornaments in an exclusive manner. Spanish conquerors found these golden warriors who challenged European eagerness for gold.

The men of 20th century Colombia meet their aboriginal ancestors. Indians worked gold extracted from rivers and mountains using it as a sacred material. Various pre-Columbian cultures are presented according to their location, chronology, etc.

Cultures occupying south-western Colombia had their splendour between 2,500 and 1,000 b.C. Even though each culture had its own particular characteristics gold shows a common cultural tradition with technological similarities and a social and political structure which allowed the existence of specialised work. Goldsmiths and sculptors were used by ruling groups to enhance their privileges and consolidate their dominion.

General aspects of the metallurgical tradition of north and central Colombia are presented. Muisca, Sinu and Tairona cultures are included. Written data left by Spanish conquerors is available making historic reconstruction more detailed and accurate.

We will appreciate some aspects of their political and social organisation as well as the management of waters by the use of canals and ridged fields. Fincenú and Yapel were political domains surviving from an ancient civilisation which reached its maximum development ten centuries before the Spanish conquest. The village of Zenú or Fincenú was a major settlement, the most populated, well known and splendid village for 200 leagues around.

The pottery, stone and gold artefacts produced by the inhabitants of the northern part of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta reveal a very fine craftsmanship and advanced artistic concepts. Stone foundations of towns can still be seen and the cultural continuity from Tairona to present day Kogi Indians can be traced.

Gold, sacred metal, sweat of the sun, was present in ceremonies and rituals of pre-Columbian people like the Aztecs, Incas, Muiscas and Taironas. With this metal they made beautiful objects that show the development of these groups.

Relata la vida de los Makuna, una comunidad que vive en el Gran Paraná brasileño. Muestra sus costumbres, sus métodos de caza y pesca, sus viviendas, utensilios de uso doméstico, la fabricación de ollas de barro, su alimentación básica, la elaboración de canoas en troncos, sus ritos y ceremonias religiosas, el proceso de la masticación de la coca en sus celebraciones.

La construcción de la carretera Panamericana en 1971 representó un gran riesgo para el grupo Embera que habitaba las orillas del río Atrato en el departamento del Chocó. La carretera atravesaría gran parte de su territorio, y esta preocupación se sumaba a la creciente evangelización del momento y a la explotación de los indígenas por parte de las comunidades negras que habitan la zona. La película advierte sobre la lenta desaparición, que continúa hasta nuestros días, de uno de los grupos indígenas más importantes de la región.

Los grupos indígenas Barasana y Makú habitan el departamento del Vaupés en la frontera con Brasil. Durante la década de los sesenta y setenta, misioneros evangélicos y católicos se enfrentaron por la conversión de estas comunidades. Este documental nos muestra las relaciones entre las creencias indígenas y las imposiciones y pensamientos de grupos externos.

Los Cuiva, quienes han habitado el departamento de Arauca por miles de años, fueron prácticamente exterminados por colonos y ganaderos en la década de los sesenta y setenta. Los testimonios de las partes, recogidos por un antropólogo, nos revelan los intereses contradictorios de los colonos y los indígenas, cuyas economías y modos de vida de diferencian trágicamente.

"2000 years of American Eskimo and Indian art". This program is based upon an exhibition held at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC, which brought together works of art produced by the native peoples of Alaska. The primary aim of the material which follows is to provide information about themselves and to foster an awareness of the cultures of the Far North in which the works were produced.

To understand African art, we must examine the context of it. Art existed to serve various functions within traditional societies. These functions can be conveniently separated into the religious and the secular or social. Almost all African art was functional, created for very specific uses in unfamiliar societies.

Document produced by the National Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian Institution. Shows how after the Columbus’s voyages began exchanges of "seeds" which changed the people's way of life. Sugar, corn, potato disease and horse transformed the planet for better or worst.

The film examines artistic and scientific discovers of the Renaissance, offering new insights into a remarkable visual revolution.

The expansion of Rome, the most grandious empire in the history, is showed through palaces, streets, and big temples that every emperor introduced in this colossal city to consolidate his power. The contrast between the ancient and modern city is depicted according to the architectural changes that also describe the social and political life in Rome. Pompeii was a rich city, but it was destroyed by Vesuvius the slap of this volcan covered the city. The Corinthian style is showed in the temples Jupiter and Fortuna Augusta.

Jewels of different materials have had a particular meaning but always characterized by the greed that surrounded them. Jewels were symbols of supremacy, wealth, richness, power and also spirituality. In India, diamond was the most precious gem, it could bring power. Many Maharaya Indian treasures are nowadays at the Royal England Museum. In China, the most precious China stone was jade; it symbolized cyclical motion of life, immortality and only jade could protect the body and soul. The importance of gold for Incas is described and conquers could not understand the religious meaning of gold and the legend of El Dorado because of their ambition on this metal: “a king so rich covered in gold dust from feet to head in a sacred lake”. 

This is the first and one of the very few documentaries ever filmed about the legendary Peruvian guerrilla. It shows the organisation, political thought and the relation with the Andean communities.