ANTIQUE VINTAGE BOLIVIA NATIVE INDIAN PERU TRAIN BELT

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Home of Dear Mothers' World Famous NO PANTS Auction!Bidders with 30/history or less must pay within 48 hours of auction end. VITAL STATISTICS ANTIQUE VINTAGE BOLIVIA AYMARA NATIVE INDIAN PERU CHOO CHOO TRAIN BELT C.; 1930-40's?, Approx.; 54" x 4", 4-6" fringe, MINT Condition, Save on Shipping, We Combine! EXCELLENT ANTIQUE WEAVING! VINTAGE 1940's BOLIVIA AYMARA NATIVE INDIAN PERU CHOO CHOO TRAIN BELT MANY ANIMALS; SEAHORSES, THUNDERBIRD, BUTTERFLY, ALPACA INCREDIBLE FINELY DETAILED BELT, WORK NO LONGER DONE, MINT CONDITIONBolivian weaving is widely recognized as among the finest in the world! Incredibly tight weave!Each thread has been hand spun! These are hand loomed! The hand work and man hours are boggling to contemplate!Nature based dyes including cochineal and herbal/ vegetable dyes!A dying art! Even today you cannot find this caliber weaving! A true masterpiece!Navajo got nothing on this! These guys taught the Navajo! Aymara ethnic group From Wiki Aymara Total population 1.6 million [1] Regions with significant populations Bolivia ( 1.2 million )[2] Peru ( 300,000 )[2] Chile ( 48,477 )[2] Argentina ( 10,000 [citation needed ]) Language(s) Aymara , Spanish Religion(s) Catholicism adapted to traditional Andean beliefs Related ethnic groups Quechuas The Aymara are a native ethnic group in the Andes and Altiplano regions of South America ; about 2.3 million live in Bolivia , Peru , Northern Chile , and Northwestern Argentina (in particular in Salta Province ). They lived in the region for many centuries before becoming a subject people of the Inca , and later of the Spanish in the 16th century. History The Aymara have existed in the Andes in what is now Bolivia (and, to a lesser extent, Peru ) for over 2,000 years, according to some estimates. Some scholars, and many Aymara themselves, associate them with the highly advanced civilization centered at Tiwanaku , though due to the lack of written history this cannot be proven conclusively, and does not fit with the linguistic evidence. The region w Tiwanaku and the modern Aymara are located, the Altiplano , was conquered by the Incas under Huayna Capac (reign 1483-1523), although the exact date of this takeover is unknown. It is most likely that the Inca had a strong influence over the Aymara region for some time. The architecture for which the Inca are now known is clearly modeled after the Tiwanaku style. Though conquered by the Inca, the Aymara retained some degree of autonomy under the empire. T were a number of ethnic groups which were later to be known Aymara by the Spanish. These were divided upon different chieftainties. These included the Charqa , Qharaqhara , Quillaca , Asanaqui , Carangas , SivTaroyos , Haracapi , Pacajes , Lupacas , Soras , among others. Upon arrival of the Spanish, all these groups were spread in what today is Bolivia . Looking at the history of the languages, however, rather than their current distribution, it is clear that Aymara was once spoken much further north, at least as far north as central Peru, w most Andean linguists feel it is most likely that Aymara originated (see 'Geography' below). In fact, the Inca nobility may themselves originally have been Aymara-speakers, who switched to Quechua only shortly before the Inca expansion. For example, the Cuzco area has many Aymara placenames, and the so-called 'secret language of the Incas' actually appears to be a form of Aymara. Geography Most present day Aymara-speakers live in the Lake Titicaca basin beginning in Lake Titicaca through Desaguadero River and into Lake Poopo (Oruro) also known as the Altiplano , and are concentrated south of the lake. The capital of the ancient Aymara civilization is unknown, as t were at least 7 different kingdoms (Cornell University Anthropologist John Murra). The capital of the largely populated Lupaqa Kingdom was the city of Chucuito (See also John Murra stud... read more

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