202557(en)/30 - The Clothing of the Maidens Sacrificed on the Volcanoes of Ampato, Llullaillaco, and Sara-Sara - and of their Anthropomorphic Female Figurines: Simply Acllas?
THE CLOTHING OF THE MAIDENS SACRIFICED ON THE VOLCANOES OF AMPATO, LLULLAILLACO, AND SARA-SARA - AND OF THEIR ANTHROPOMORPHIC FEMALE FIGURINES: SIMPLY ACLLAS?
LA VESTIMENTA DE LAS DONCELLAS SACRIFICADAS EN LOS VOLCANES AMPATO, LLULLAILLACO Y SARA-SARA Y EL DE SUS FIGURAS FEMENINAS ANTROPOMORFAS ¿SIMPLES ACLLAS?
Dagmar Bachraty Pino
This article offers a description and comparison of the garments worn by the maidens sacrificed on the Ampato, Llullaillaco and Sara-Sara volcanoes, as well as an unpublished study of the three female figurines attributed to the Ampato maiden’s funerary trousseau. By studying and comparing them, we aim to establish similarities and differences in their clothing, in order to explore, from a ethnohistorical perspective, who the sacrificed individuals were and who the accompanying female figurines represented. This will allow us to infer a significant female role within the function of a Capacocha.