Aspect No.4 - El Cobreado.

Here we are introduced to one of Los Tumbagas of the Coppered Sector of Perdida, the fictional world of A El Mismo.

For the world building of this project, my goal is to incorporate as much real world references in an effort to expand the possibilities of what could have been within this purposed fictional timeline, & use it as an opportunity to present what I’ve learned in my research in a contemporary way, while being mindful & considerate as I build a fantasy world fueled by a history of colonization.

I pulled the name for this fictional world, Perdida from the archeological site of the ancient city in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta of Colombia, La Ciudad Perdida (the “Lost City”)
Ciudad Perdida is believed to have been founded in 800 CE, which would predate the Inca citadel, Machu Picchu.
It was originally inhabited by the Tairona, one of the two main peoples & cultures I’ve researched for this project.
I thought the name Perdida (Lost) was fitting as A El Mismo is based on the concept of a stolen ancestral future, something lost to us.

El Cobreado is manifested by the following future relics -

  • El Chaleco Cobreado - a copper staple embellished v-neck tank top.

  • V-short de Cobre - a copper staple embellished pair of linen shorts with fringe detailing.

  • Cartera de Cobre - a elongated copper staple embellished clutch measuring just under a yard, with copper tube & bead fringe detailing.

 

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

Museo del Oro.