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Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Monday, April 28, 2008
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Mallku Kapac
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History and myth are one in native Andean cultures. Huacas mark the sacred places where the paths of men and gods crossed. They could be kivas or burial sites, springs or mountain passes. These places were revered, so, naturally European conquerors suspected idol worship and sought to destroy them. But it is not so easy to destroy the land. It takes centuries.
Many huacas exist in and around Lake Titicaca. If this were one it would be Mallku Kapac, first man, hewn from the lake stone. The great god Viracocha shaped him, along with Mama Ocllo, bade them be fruitful and multiply, then retreated into the depths.
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Friday, April 25, 2008
Apparition
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Thursday, April 24, 2008
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Monday, April 21, 2008
Everest Torchbearer
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Flash Paper Lantern
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Friday, April 18, 2008
Chuck and Miyako
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Shrunken Head
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Monday, April 14, 2008
Buoy Deity
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This is a cryptogram of a buoy god. Such talismans once littered the south Pacific seaways. They were carved from light and porous wood by islanders, coated with pitch and offered to the sea gods at low tide.
By the mid-nineteenth century, buoy deities constituted a major nautical hazard, so efforts were undertaken to round them up. A bounty was offered and the sea lanes were cleared. Islanders were taught to appease new gods. The collected icons were burned.
All that remains are cryptographs. No one thought to donate a single buoy to a museum. They were but flotsam to generations of sailors.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Friday, April 11, 2008
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
My Monument
Monday, April 07, 2008
Good Mrs. Brown
Sunday, April 06, 2008
Saturday, April 05, 2008
Scarecrow
Friday, April 04, 2008
PetroNerd
Thursday, April 03, 2008
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
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