Among the Tairona
writing in the second to third centuries AD
The elongated form with three small filling holes
a form distinctive to the Tairona culture of northern Colombia
Since this entailed the setting upright of a huge djed by means of ropes rather in the manner of a maypole
A fine Proto-Nazca Linked Muñeca Mantle Fringe, Ca. 100 - 600 CE Amulets - Power Among the TaironaThis striking Proto Nazca textile border features a continuous row of twelve linked mueca (doll like) figures, woven arm to arm in a single register. The figures are depicted in alternating colors of red, gold, green, orange, and blue. Each figure has a compact, woven head and torso, with long, flowing fiber bundles suspended below. These extended fibers likely represent stylized hair, and their preservation is notable, as such elements are often lost