Tembetá
A tembetá (Guaraní language: ''tembe'': lip, ''ita'': stone.) or barbote (Argentina) is a metal or stone rod placed in lower lip piercings by members of some indigenous peoples in South America. It has been used since the Neolithic period by different human groups for body modification, spiritual protection, and indication of sexual maturity. Pre-Columbian use According to the first studies of Jorge Fernández, tembetás originated in Planalto, Brazil. Their use expanded as far south as El Quisco, Chile, and they were adopted by indigenous groups such as the Guarani, Tupi, and Chiriguano peoples. Sociological importance The tembetá played a part in initiation ceremonies, signifying the entry of young men into adult life. After these ceremonies, the men could marry and acquire the responsibilities of an adult male. Corporal use and skill of placement The tembetá is a male adornment in the lower lip. Several men and candidates would meet and drink chicha, a fermented ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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El Molle Culture
El Molle culture was a South American archaeological culture from in the Transverse Valleys of Norte Chico, Chile, known chiefly for its ceramics. The culture existed from 300 to 700 CE and was later replaced in Chile by Las Ánimas culture that developed between 800 and 1000 CE. This last culture then gave way to the historical Diaguita culture encountered by the Spanish in the 16th century. El Molle culture coexisted for a significant time with La Animas culture. It is possible that Las Ánimas culture learned copper metallurgy from El Molle. In 1954 Grete Mostny postulated the idea of a link between Mapuches of south-central Chile and the El Molle culture. The Mapuche Pitrén ceramics slightly postdate the ceramics of El Molle with which it shares various commalities. Various archaeologists including Grete Mostny are of the idea that El Molle culture is in turn related to cultures of the Argentine Northwest, chiefly Candelaria, which are in turn suggested to be related to ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Paraguayan Indian Art
Paraguayan Indigenous art is the visual art created by the indigenous peoples of Paraguay. While indigenous artists embrace contemporary Western art media, their arts also include pre-Columbian art forms. Indigenous art includes ceramics, baskets, weaving and threading, feather art and leather work. It is a hybrid nature includes the embroideries, lace, woodcarving and different metal products. Paraguay is particularly known for its indigenous featherwork and basket weaving."Indigenous art." ''Paraguay.com'' (retrieved 13 July 2011) Handmade products The handmade products of Paraguay are of a great variety and comprise ceramic articles, as well as embroideries and sewn articles, as well as wood, baskets, leather work and silver work. Pre-Columbian ceramics made in the Paraguayan territory were r ...[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lip Piercing
A lip piercing is a type of body piercing that penetrates the lips or the area surrounding the lips, which can be pierced in a variety of ways. Procedure and healing Approximate healing time for most lip piercings is between 1 and 3 months; however, there is a possibility of serious infection if the piercing is not properly taken care of. After healing is complete, other jewelry may be used. After this time, some scar tissue may be present, but the fistula is normally fully developed and mostly healed. Aftercare consists of hot saline soaks two to three times daily. Soaking the wound for three to five minutes with a weak saline solution softens any blood and lymph discharge attached to the jewelry. Afterwards, taking a hot shower and using clean hands and a small amount of a mild soap such as castile soap removes excess matter from the site. Turning or otherwise moving jewelry on a fresh piercing is not advised, as it can irritate and lengthen swelling and healing time. Dil ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Brazilian Clothing
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Indigenous Jewelry Of The Americas
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Pre-Columbian Cultures
This is a list of pre-Columbian cultures. Cultural characteristics Many pre-Columbian civilizations established permanent or urban settlements, agriculture, and complex societal hierarchies. In North America, indigenous cultures in the Lower Mississippi Valley during the Middle Archaic period built complexes of multiple mounds, with several in Louisiana dated to 5600–5000 BP (3700 BC–3100 BC). Watson Brake is considered the oldest, multiple mound complex in the Americas, as it has been dated to 3500 BC. It and other Middle Archaic sites were built by pre-ceramic, hunter-gatherer societies. They preceded the better known Poverty Point culture and its elaborate complex by nearly 2,000 years.Robert W. Preucel, Ste ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bato Culture
Bato may refer to: People Given name *Bato (Illyrian name) ** Bato (Dardanian chieftain) (fl. 206–176 BCE), chieftain of the Dardani in Illyria ** Bato the Daesitiate (fl. 35 BCE–9 CE), chieftain of the Daesitiates in Illyria ** Bato the Breucian (fl. 8 CE), chieftain of the Breuci in Illyria Surname * István Bató (1812–1890), Hungarian businessman * Joseph Bato (1888–1966), Hungarian artist, film art director and costume designer * Mohammad Zainoden Bato (1944 or 1945–2021), Filipino Moro revolutionary and politician Nickname * Bahrudin Čengić (1931–2007), Bosnian screenwriter and film director * Ronald dela Rosa (born 1962), Filipino politician and former Director General of the Philippine National Police * Bato Govedarica (1928–2006), Serbian-American National Basketball Association player Places Philippines * Bato, Camarines Sur, a 3rd class municipality ** Bato station, a railway station * Bato, Catanduanes, a 5th class municipality * Bato, Leyte, a 4t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bato (culture)
Bato may refer to: People Given name *Bato (Illyrian name) ** Bato (Dardanian chieftain) (fl. 206–176 BCE), chieftain of the Dardani in Illyria ** Bato the Daesitiate (fl. 35 BCE–9 CE), chieftain of the Daesitiates in Illyria ** Bato the Breucian (fl. 8 CE), chieftain of the Breuci in Illyria Surname * István Bató (1812–1890), Hungarian businessman * Joseph Bato (1888–1966), Hungarian artist, film art director and costume designer * Mohammad Zainoden Bato (1944 or 1945–2021), Filipino Moro revolutionary and politician Nickname * Bahrudin Čengić (1931–2007), Bosnian screenwriter and film director * Ronald dela Rosa (born 1962), Filipino politician and former Director General of the Philippine National Police * Bato Govedarica (1928–2006), Serbian-American National Basketball Association player Places Philippines * Bato, Camarines Sur, a 3rd class municipality ** Bato station, a railway station * Bato, Catanduanes, a 5th class municipality * Bato, Leyte, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Llolleo Culture
Llolleo, also known as Llo-Lleo, is a town in the commune of San Antonio in the Region of Valparaiso, Chile. It is located 98 km from the capital Santiago and 4 km from the port of San Antonio. The Maipo River, which separates it from the Rocas de Santo Domingo, marks its southern boundary. Llolleo is also referred to as "La Boca" or "historic cove," where small-scale fishing for various seafood and fish is conducted. The name Llolleo originates from the Mapudungun word "Llollehue," meaning "fishing place." The town emerged as a resort town A resort town, resort city or resort destination is an urban area where tourism or vacationing is the primary component of the local culture and economy. A typical resort town has one or more actual resorts in the surrounding area. Sometimes ... after the railway's construction in 1912.http://www.llolleo.cl/portada1.htm References Populated places in San Antonio Province Populated coastal places in Chile Coasts of Va ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Diaguita
The Diaguita people are a group of South American Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Indigenous people native to the Chilean Norte Chico, Chile, Norte Chico and the Argentine Northwest. Western or Chilean Diaguitas lived mainly in the Transverse Valleys that incise Semi-arid climate, semi-arid Andes, mountains. Eastern or Argentine Diaguitas lived in the provinces of La Rioja Province, Argentina, La Rioja and Catamarca Province, Catamarca and part of the provinces of Salta Province, Salta, San Juan Province, Argentina, San Juan and Tucumán Province, Tucumán. The term ''Diaguita'' was first applied to peoples and archaeological cultures by Ricardo E. Latcham in the early 20th century. Ancient Diaguitas were not a unified people; the language or dialects used by them seems to have varied from valley to valley and they were politically fragmented into several chiefdoms. Coastal and inland Chilean Diaguitas traded, as evidenced by the archaeological findings of mollusc shells in t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shaman
Shamanism is a spiritual practice that involves a practitioner (shaman) interacting with the spirit world through altered states of consciousness, such as trance. The goal of this is usually to direct spirits or spiritual energies into the physical world for the purpose of healing, divination, or to aid human beings in some other way. Beliefs and practices categorized as shamanic have attracted the interest of scholars from a variety of disciplines, including anthropologists, archeologists, historians, religious studies scholars, philosophers, and psychologists. Hundreds of books and academic papers on the subject have been produced, with a peer-reviewed academic journal being devoted to the study of shamanism. Terminology Etymology The Modern English word ''shamanism'' derives from the Russian word , , which itself comes from the word from a Tungusic language – possibly from the southwestern dialect of the Evenki spoken by the Sym Evenki peoples, or from the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |