| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Subject | The Chiribaya Tattooed Woman |
| Tyyppi | Henkilö |
| Aikakausi | Medieval |
| Sijainti | Osmore Valley · lähellä Ilo:tä, eteläinen Peru |
| Päivämäärä | 1000 CE |
| Style / Technique | Pre-Columbian Andean preserved-skin tattooing, Chiribaya coastal culture, decorative soot figures and plant-based therapeutic circles |
| Yhteydessä kohteeseen | The Lady of Cao, Ötzi Iceman, Chimu Tattooing |
Arkistohuomautus
Studied by Maria Anna Pabst and colleagues at the Medical University of Graz and published in 2010, the Chiribaya Alta woman bears decorative tattoos of birds, monkeys, and reptiles on her hands, arms, and lower leg made from soot, alongside twelve overlapping circles on her neck made from a materially different, partially burned plant pigment. The two pigment types on a single body are what make the case distinctive. The neck marks are circles, not sun symbols, and they sit near points sometimes linked to head and neck pain, but the acupuncture or meridian reading is disputed, so the cautious wording is a possible healing or strengthening ritual rather than a settled therapeutic claim.
Linja
Andean coastal tattoo succession
The Lady of Cao
450 CE · Henkilö
terapeuttinen tatuointi rinnakkain, kiistanalainen
Ötzi Iceman
3300 BCE · Henkilö
naapurimaiden Andean-rannikon tatuointikulttuuri
Chimu Tattooing
1100 CE · Perinne
nykyaikainen Peruvian-säilötyn ihon tatuointilevy
The Chancay Laser-tatuoinnit (2025)
2025 CE · Tapahtuma
vanhempi Andean-tatuoitu muumioperinne
Chinchorro-muumiot
2563 BCE · Perinne