Comments on: When the Devil is not the Devil http://newsletter.tarotstudies.org/2007/05/when-the-devil-is-not-the-devil/ Newsletter Archive Mon, 05 Jul 2010 18:10:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: jmd http://newsletter.tarotstudies.org/2007/05/when-the-devil-is-not-the-devil/comment-page-1/#comment-47 jmd Tue, 26 May 2009 04:46:46 +0000 http://newsletter.tarotstudies.org/?p=199#comment-47 Thanks for that reference to the pictish taboo pattern especially, Ian. It was not something that I had previously considered in its visual similarity to various early representations of the Devil in European art. It would be worth exploring this further on, for example, http://forum.tarothistory.com Thanks for that reference to the pictish taboo pattern especially, Ian.

It was not something that I had previously considered in its visual similarity to various early representations of the Devil in European art.

It would be worth exploring this further on, for example, http://forum.tarothistory.com

]]> By: Ian Ison http://newsletter.tarotstudies.org/2007/05/when-the-devil-is-not-the-devil/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Ian Ison Tue, 26 May 2009 03:40:46 +0000 http://newsletter.tarotstudies.org/?p=199#comment-46 This image bears a strong resemblance to a famous Pictish tattoo pattern. http://swords.com/community/gwthomas21/blog/18/ The faces are similar to the brass headhunting trophy ornaments of the east Indian and north Burmese Naga[land] (snake) tribe. http://www.pbase.com/neuenhofer/image/59201239 I would not discount the attribution to Peru as there are certainly art stylistic resemblances. http://www.precolumbiangold.com/inca.htm http://www.flickr.com/photos/rosemania/86743443/ ii This image bears a strong resemblance to a famous Pictish tattoo pattern.
http://swords.com/community/gwthomas21/blog/18/
The faces are similar to the brass headhunting trophy ornaments of the east Indian and north Burmese Naga[land] (snake) tribe.
http://www.pbase.com/neuenhofer/image/59201239
I would not discount the attribution to Peru as there are certainly art stylistic resemblances.
http://www.precolumbiangold.com/inca.htm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rosemania/86743443/

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