"Inca Motiffs for standards" Topic
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Troop of Shewe  | 07 May 2009 7:09 a.m. PST |
Hi guys, i realise info on these is scarse/non existant, so what i am after is suitable simple inca-type motiffs to paint as designs on unit standards, i have a lot of standards to do….. any help appreciated. neil"at"troop-of-shewe.co.uk |
| Cyrus the Great | 07 May 2009 1:39 p.m. PST |
Why not copy designs from the Nazca Lines?
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| Troop of Shewe | 07 May 2009 2:24 p.m. PST |
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| Cacique Caribe | 07 May 2009 7:23 p.m. PST |
Here are some additional pre-columbian (many of them pre-Inca) textile designs: link I don't know why, but I have a feeling that 1) textiles, 2) sculptures and 3) their metalwork probably have the most reliable symbols/motifs. Plus, all three of those can be pinpointed specifically to Inca and not earlier (and very different) Andean cultures. Some of the desert cultures in Peru worshipped the Moon above all others, while others had spiders, monkeys, hummingbirds, etc., as deities and special beings (as you can see in the Nazca lines): link Much of the surviving art of these coastal desert peoples centers on fishing activities and sea animals (and was extremely intricate): picture On the other hand, all mountain Andeans (even pre-Inca) will have shared similar designs, common to their peculiar life, flora and fauna up in the highlands. And you can rest assured similar geometric symbols must have been used wherever llama textiles were the norm (mainly the Andes). Cotton textiles from the coastal deserts (such as the Chimu and Nazca) seemed to focus on a different style (not as geometric) and coloration. Hope this helps a bit. Dan |
| Cacique Caribe | 07 May 2009 8:29 p.m. PST |
Guaman Poma is also a good source, though he may have been limited by the size of pages, his need for expediency and his own artistic abilities: link
TMP link CC |
| Cyrus the Great | 07 May 2009 8:35 p.m. PST |
Troop of Shewe, I found this interesting article after I posted and it ties into what Cacique Caribe has posted above.
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| Cacique Caribe | 08 May 2009 11:52 a.m. PST |
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| Troop of Shewe | 08 May 2009 12:31 p.m. PST |
Thanks guys, my search strings were wrong, obviously tocapu was the "key" If anybody else is interested, a sporadic update to the W.I.P Inca demo ( and more questions to Dan) will continue on the feathered serpent project yahoo group. |
| Cyrus the Great | 08 May 2009 3:40 p.m. PST |
CC,
Lots of Inca goodness! |
| Cacique Caribe | 08 May 2009 5:27 p.m. PST |
Neil, In all honesty, if it wasn't for the article Cyrus posted, I would never have remembered the Tocapu Unku! Dan |
| Cyrus the Great | 08 May 2009 9:04 p.m. PST |
It's a CC/Cyrus joint! |
| Troop of Shewe | 09 May 2009 7:39 a.m. PST |
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| Cyrus the Great | 09 May 2009 9:00 a.m. PST |
Can you imagine weaving someone a letter? |
| Cacique Caribe | 09 May 2009 10:44 p.m. PST |
Neil, You have got to save that link!!! Worth more than gold. Dan |
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