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Indian Jewelry History and Culture
Before the 10 century, there were three centers of early Indian culture: the first one was Chimocha people in the north, who built simple brick pyramids and handicrafts in Colombia and Ecuador today, and the pottery was also beautifully made, including pots shaped like human heads or animals and cups with stirrup handles. The fine work of gold and silver is reflected in the production of jewelry. Chimocha people knocked out thin gold jewelry on the wood carving mold and set it on hands, feet and neck with jewelry beads Yu Pei. The second center is the Nazca people on the southwest coast of Peru. They have created beautiful geometric patterns on pottery, textiles and gold and silver products, and there is also a kind of humanoid painted pottery, which draws figures on the outer wall of pottery pots or basins. Clever and vivid, distinctive personality. It is a masterpiece of ancient art, and the third center is the Leku 'an people who live in the center of the plateau. They are outstanding in architecture. They process exquisite stones, which are strong and beautiful in the building. The early pottery here often took extremely exaggerated figures and animal shapes, and cats were common. Like Olmecs, early Indians worshipped jaguars, and tigers and tiger-shaped people can be seen in the remains of the above three areas.