Quimbaya Chief
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Quimbaya Chief

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This ceramic figure from the middle Cauca region (500–1600) with a squared head, pierced crest, and hieratic posture represents a chief or ritual leader. Such effigies embodied social authority and spiritual power, serving as mediators between human communities and divine forces.