The figure is a "Quimbaya Poporo", piece of gold work created between the I and X Century (A.C.) by the Quimbaya Culture that lived in the colombian central-west.
The "Poporos" were created by the indians. They took their inspiration from vegetables forms and were made in gold, sacrade metal that meant bright and sun fertility.
The Copa Colsanitas - Sanex WTA Tour trophy is a reply of this archeological piece, one of the most representative pieces that are in the Gold Museum, in Santafé de Bogotá, Colombia.
Aww.. that trophy is cute. I am not however a fan of the Moorilla one (Hobart) which reminds me of a broken wooden racquet hastily pasted onto a plaque.
The figure is a "Quimbaya Poporo", piece of gold work created between the I and X Century (A.C.) by the Quimbaya Culture that lived in the colombian central-west.
The "Poporos" were created by the indians. They took their inspiration from vegetables forms and were made in gold, sacrade metal that meant bright and sun fertility.
The Copa Colsanitas - Sanex WTA Tour trophy is a reply of this archeological piece, one of the most representative pieces that are in the Gold Museum, in Santafé de Bogotá, Colombia.