Description
The archaeological site of Qelqatani (often also spelled Kalkatani or Quelcatani) is situated in the province of Chucuito in the department of Puno, not far from Mazo Cruz, at an altitude of over 4,000 metres. In contrast to the region’s better-known, purely figurative depictions of animals and hunting scenes (such as the typical guanaco and llama scenes), this particular panel features a dense, lattice-like arrangement of geometric diamonds, zigzag bands and abstract patterns. It is attributed to a later transitional phase (the Formative period), during which people became more settled and began to domesticate alpacas and llamas. – Peru – 1976
Description
The archaeological site of Qelqatani (often also spelled Kalkatani or Quelcatani) is situated in the province of Chucuito in the department of Puno, not far from Mazo Cruz, at an altitude of over 4,000 metres. In contrast to the region’s better-known, purely figurative depictions of animals and hunting scenes (such as the typical guanaco and llama scenes), this particular panel features a dense, lattice-like arrangement of geometric diamonds, zigzag bands and abstract patterns. It is attributed to a later transitional phase (the Formative period), during which people became more settled and began to domesticate alpacas and llamas. – Peru – 1976
