Bulls for Good Fortune, Cusco, Peru
by Catherine Sherman
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Bulls for Good Fortune, Cusco, Peru
Artist
Catherine Sherman
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Photograph - Photography
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"Bulls for Good Fortune, Cusco, Peru" by Catherine Sherman.
Two small ceramic Bulls with a cross between them stand on the middle of this tile roof in Cusco, Peru, as they do on most rooftops in Cusco (also spelled Cuzco) to bring good fortune and protection for the house and the families that inhabit it.
This tradition comes from the time of the Incas. They relied on images of alpacas that they called illas. These alpacas had a hole in their loin where one could put alpaca fat and then bury them in the Earth in order to obtain protection for their agriculture as well as a good harvest. They also used illas to protect their flocks of alpacas and llamas, as well as to guarantee their reproduction. Illas in the form of houses were also used to protect buildings so that they would be safe and last.
With the coming of the Spanish, the people of Cusco added the bulls of Pucará to the types of images they placed on their rooftops.
Featured in "Peruvian People and Perspectives" group (03/14/2018); "Seen But Not Noticed" group (03/14/2018); "ABC Group's R IS FOR ROOF" (02/04/2019)
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March 13th, 2018
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