![]() ![]() The above designs can often be seen painted on the bodies of the tribal members (women, men and children are all included), normally during a time of ritual. Staying with the powerful graphics of the Assurini do Xingu people, please see the short video below which illustrates the link from the design to the original jungle inspiration: Tortoiseshell design by the Assurini do Xingu indigenous people of Brazil: Often, the patterns are representations of the flora and fauna from within the jungle they live, where many elements can be seen the jaguar and its spots, snakes such as the anaconda and other reptilian like the caiman, monkeys and frogs amongst others. To the untrained eye these stylised patterns may appear as just simple decoration but they in fact represent the mythology of the jungle and play an important role in tribal life and tradition.įor the indigenous people, these designs are an art form abundant in meaning, which we feel are comparable to many art forms of the western world, being paintings or sculpture. ‘There is geometry in the humming of the strings, there is music in the spacing of the spheres.’ – Pythagoras Geometric designs can be seen in many places, from body painting, basketry, textiles, ceramics, clothing and the rainforest itself. For the latest Xapiri blog, we explore the fascinating, beautiful and sometimes hypnotising world of the geometric patterns widely used in Amazonian indigenous culture.
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