Publication: El camélido sobrenatural y su vínculo con la fertilidad en el arte prehispánico altoandino (Bolivia y Perú)
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Horta Tricallotis, Helena
Paulinyi, Muriel
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Ediciones Universidad Autónoma de Chile / Enredars-Universidad Pablo de Olavide
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Este capítulo expone los resultados de un estudio sobre las representaciones de un camélido con características distintivas que sugieren su naturaleza sobrenatural en la cosmovisión altoandina. El análisis de sus imágenes revela una conexión intrínseca entre este animal, el reino vegetal y la fertilidad de la tierra, reflejada en los diversos motivos fitomorfos presentes en su cuerpo. En la iconografía de la Figura Frontal con Báculos, se observa un motivo de círculo concéntrico, que interpretamos como un símbolo del agua. Este mismo motivo aparece en diversas representaciones del camélido, conservadas en diferentes materiales y soportes, donde aparece como remate de una soga o cuerda atada al cuello. El análisis conjunto de este y otros rasgos específicos refuerza la esencia sagrada o sobrenatural de este camélido y sugiere su posible carácter mítico, vinculado al agua de lluvia y a los manantiales, como propiciador de los ciclos vitales de la fertilidad vegetal y la fecundidad animal.
This chapter presents the results of a study on the representations of a camelid with distinctive characteristics that suggest its supernatural nature in the high Andean worldview. The analysis of its images reveals an intrinsic connection between this animal, the plant kingdom and the fertility of the earth, reflecte in the various phytomorphic motifs present on its body. In the iconography of the Frontal Figure with Staffs, a concentric circle motif is observed, which we interpret as a symbol of water. This same motif appears in various representations of the camelid, preserved in different materials and supports, where it appears as the end of a rope tied around the neck. The joint analysis of this and other specific features reinforces the sacred or supernatural essence of this camelid and suggests its possible mythical character, linked to rainwater and springs, as a promoter of the vital cycles of plant fertility and animal fecundity.
This chapter presents the results of a study on the representations of a camelid with distinctive characteristics that suggest its supernatural nature in the high Andean worldview. The analysis of its images reveals an intrinsic connection between this animal, the plant kingdom and the fertility of the earth, reflecte in the various phytomorphic motifs present on its body. In the iconography of the Frontal Figure with Staffs, a concentric circle motif is observed, which we interpret as a symbol of water. This same motif appears in various representations of the camelid, preserved in different materials and supports, where it appears as the end of a rope tied around the neck. The joint analysis of this and other specific features reinforces the sacred or supernatural essence of this camelid and suggests its possible mythical character, linked to rainwater and springs, as a promoter of the vital cycles of plant fertility and animal fecundity.




