ECUADOR
Crown (llauto)
1000 - 1400RCIN 62903
This crown is simply made from beaten sheets of gold, yet has striking decorative features. The crown was excavated in the Cuenca region of Ecuador in 1854. It is thought to be the work of the Cañari – the people prevalent in Ecuador before the conquest of the Incas in the mid-fifteenth century, and draws on the gold-working traditions of the Northern Andes.