Aspect No. 5 - El Quimbaya.
Here we are introduced to another Tumbaga from the Coppered Sector of Perdida.
El Quimbaya is named after the Quimbaya, a Pre-Hispanic culture of Colombia who inhabited the Cauca River.
They were a people known for the technical accuracy & high level of detail in their metal work.
El Quimbaya is manifested by the following future relics -
El Saco de Cobre - a copper staple embellished jacket with elongated sleeves, an internal carrying strap, and external pockets.
Camiseta Negra - a double layered jersey tank top with a crotch drape.
Los Pantalones de Cobre - a fully copper stapled linen drop crotch trousers.
See below for a look into the process.
Within the world of Perdida, the inhabitants are know as “Los Tumbaga”, their name pulled from the alloy tumbaga, a gold/copper/silver metal alloy widely used in Pre-Hispanic works.
The break down composition of the tumbaga alloy consists of varying proportions of copper, gold, & silver. Though typically in a percentage ratio of 80:15:5.
In an effort to reflect that ratio, the Aspects within the project that represent the Tumbagas are broken into 2 sectors of inhabitants, Los Cobreados (The Silvered ones) and Los Plateados. (The Coppered ones.)
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One of the Tumbagas that hail from the Copper Sector of Perdida.
Los Cobreados are a much larger community then Los Plateados. They live in a landscape that is lush, their metal structures growing out of the very landscape, that is also rich in copper, which they mine for their spiritual practices with Los Plateados
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This Aspects continues the concept of the internal carrying strap coming from the cropped jacket., exploring modularity in both wearability and creating new silhouettes, allowing the jacket to be worn down and “off the shoulder”.
Museo del Oro.
