- Bodily trappings in ancient Egypt
- Bodily trappings of the ancient Aztecs
- Bodily trappings of African tribes
- References
The corporal attire is the clothing and the adornments or accessories that are used in the body to cover it. They refer to the necklaces, earrings, bracelets, bracelets, tunics or clothing, paintings of the skin and hairstyles used.
Different cultures of the world use different bodily attire according to their customs and culture. In all civilizations there were differences between the clothing and ornaments of the lower social classes and the nobility or upper classes.
Many of the ornaments, body paintings, and tattoos had religious significance. The modification of the body image and the colors used had a meaning of respect for the gods.
Bodily trappings in ancient Egypt
In ancient Egypt bodily attire varied according to social status. The popular clothing of the men consisted only of a loincloth or a shenti, or short skirt tied at the waist with a leather belt.
The nobility used embroidered dresses, which were placed on the shenti. Both sexes wore false wigs and the men a headdress called nemes, which consisted of a square blue and yellow striped canvas. The pharaohs used scepter and crown.
As for the women, their attire consisted of a long dress secured with straps. A cape covered their shoulders.
The tunics were girded differently, giving the impression of being different dresses. The clothes were decorated and painted with different motifs.
Makeup was used to restore the perfection of beauty, powders to whiten the skin of the face, ointments, eye masks and eyeliners.
They also wore large, heavy jewelry, such as bracelets. They also used precious stones like carnelian, turquoise, and metals like gold and silver.
Bodily trappings of the ancient Aztecs
Common people and slaves generally covered their bodies little. They used a loincloth, which was a strip of cloth that was tied in the front.
If she belonged to a slightly more affluent class, she used to have embroidery on both ends.
Men also wore a cloak or tilma, which was a piece of cloth in the shape of a triangle. Women wore skirts and sleeveless or short-sleeved shirts.
The upper class wore the same pieces of clothing but much more ornate. They wore symbols of their status. The clothes were more colorful.
They used gold in clothing, and also earrings, feathers, fur, and other forms of decoration.
As for the jewels used by the upper class, there are necklaces, earrings or earrings and bracelets. The use of masks was common for rituals, representing the Aztec gods.
Bodily trappings of African tribes
In Africa, clothes were not needed to warm the body or to protect it, since its climate is warm. Therefore, most of the tribes did not wear much clothing.
The men covered themselves from the waist down with a kind of apron and the women used similar strips of cloth but on the bust or waist.
The rest of the body was adorned with drawings and scars on the skin. They also adorned themselves with jewelry and hats made from seashells, bones, parts of oyster eggshells, and feathers.
References
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- Editor (2016) African Clothing. 12/21/2017. Contemporary. contemporary-African-art.com
- C. Magni. (2014) The Olmec glyph code and body language. 12/21/2017. scielo.org.mx
- A. Acuña Delgado (2009) Body and representation in shamanic rituals. ula.ve
- Acuña, René (ed.) (1987). Geographical relations of the 16th century: Michoacán. Mexico: UNAM