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Bolivian rock art<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bolivian rock art, largely unknown even to students of the prehistory of\nthe country, comprises a wealth of petroglyphs (rock carvings) and rock\npaintings in small caves and rock shelters, on vertical cliffs or on large\nboulders. More than 1,000 sites have so far been registered from all\ndepartments though most are found in the Andean region and in the eastern\nlowlands. In the northern lowlands (the departments of Pando and Beni) a few\nsites are known that consist of engravings, mostly on rocks alongside or near\nrivers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to preliminary investigations carried out by members of\nBolivia\u2019s Rock Art Research Society (SIARB – Sociedad de Investigaci\u00f3n del Arte Rupestre de Bolivia<\/em>, founded in\n1987), these artistic manifestations span at least several millenia. The\nearliest rock art, which dates back to the Archaic\nperiod<\/strong>, consists of painted hunting scenes with groups of camelids in\nlively movement (possibly guanacos) and diminutive human figures, similar to\nrepresentations found in Peru and Chile. In various sites ancient hand imprints\noccur, but it is not known whether they belong to the same age as those of the\ncaves of Patagonia (7,000 B.C.). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rock art of the Formative period at Pe\u00f1as (Dept. of La Paz) includes mythical serpents and human faces very similar to stone monuments (Yaya-Mama style) found along Lake Titicaca in Peru and Bolivia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regional pre-Inca\ncultures<\/strong> produced a rich variety of rock art which, in the\nmajority of cases, cannot yet be dated adequately. Various sites of rock\npaintings include complex geometric designs, probably representing textiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The relatively short period of Inca <\/strong>occupation of large parts of Bolivia produced rock carvings in the region of Copacabana, La Paz, and the spectacular engraved rock of Samaipata, Santa Cruz .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A characteristic of Bolivian rock art is that the artistic tradition\ncontinued in Colonial and Republican <\/strong>time.\nPost-Hispanic manifestations can easily be identified by motifs such as\nChristian crosses, horse riders, and human figures with Colonial dresses and\nEuropean utensils. At some sites, Christian crosses were sometimes painted or\nengraved at the side or even over ancient figures. However, the vast majority\nof post-Hispanic rock art was produced by the Indians who incorporated elements\nfrom European culture. Whereas most of the Pre-Hispanic art is geometric or\nhighly stylized, later representations are mainly naturalistic. Among drawings\nin a rock shelter of Yaraque, Oruro, we see dramatic scenes in which a European\nship appears, and a fight between two persons, one of whom fires a pistol. At\none important site of rock paintings in the Dept. of La Paz, studied by Freddy\nTaboada of the National Museum of Ethnography and Folklore, numerous religious\nscenes are depicted including pilgrims walking on pathways to churches and\nfolkloric dances. Rock paintings in West Santa Cruz include pre-Hispanic,\nColonial and Republican art all of which must be regarded as religious. The\nlast representations, painted in the 19th<\/sup> and 20th<\/sup>\ncenturies, depict saints and are still worshipped in annual feasts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With possibly very few exceptions (battle scenes which may be historic)\nBolivian rock art is clearly religious. Even in cases of pre-Hispanic art,\nlocal Indians still regard these places as sacred and believe that they are\ninhabited by evil spirits. Superstitious beliefs are sometimes expressed by the\nnames of the sites; for example \u201cDiablopintapinta\u201d in the Dept. of La Paz or\n\u201cSupay Huasi\u201d (Quechua: \u201cHouse of the Devil) in the Dept. of Chuquisaca. Annual\nrituals by the local indigenous community are still held at a rock art site in\nnorthern Oruro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the Spanish section of this web site you will find more information. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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