The Tumaco-Tolita people, who lived in an area rich in natural gold, crafted intricate and delicate metal objects until the group disappeared 1,500 years ago.

A British sculptor has been chosen to make “an artistic intervention” to a divisive statue of the Belgian king whose brutal colonisation of the Congo inspired Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness.

It concerns a rare gold-plated statue depicting Fudo Myoo, one of the five kings of wisdom. Where it was found added to the puzzle. The 9.5-centimeter-tall statue was concealed inside a wooden ...

Although they left no written records, the Tumaco-Tolita (also spelled Tumaco-La Tolita) people created this gold statue, a rare example of the art form in the ancient Americas. The standing ...