taski maiden and why she's my favourite

ever since dream bbq got announced a few years ago, I've always been drawn to taski maiden - not only because she's silly, but also because her design is deeply fascinating to me, as it's rich in history. I haven't seen any posts discussing it yet, so I thought I'd make one!

the thing about taski maiden is that her design is very rooted in mesoamerican art. her appearance is heavily based on the textiles made by the chimú, who inhabited the coasts of what is now perú and were one of the most prolific empires of pre-columbus america - check these out!

if you look at the second image specifically - which shows chimú warriors - you can see how closely the top left figure matches taski!

in fact, all of her forms share the same colour scheme present in most chimú textiles: red, yellow, white, and black.

the little guys she's carrying are based on it, too! their face is a perfect match to the creatures the warriors are holding.

speaking of the little guys, the cloth taski is carrying them in is actually an aguayo! its a rectangular cloth used by various south american cultures to carry items and small children in.

final fun fact: taski is a quechua word that roughly translates to young woman or virgin.

and that's about it! as a south american person myself, I just think it's amazing to get a design that draws from our historical art and culture. just makes me love this series even more :]

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inspired by the third bonus (they were supposed to float in space but I couldn't make the bg look right so I went for the silly shapes)

also, perspective? I don't know her

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luckily i finished it but it was because i was lazy

(slams this down on the table)

The way how I immediately saw it and liked it as fast as I could lol

the lore so far is honestly sooooo cool!! I’m crazy in love with nurse sadie’s character and her overall design, it goes SO HARD RAHHH <333 Also her having similar traits to ms secondopinionson is interesting :OOO

Im dying to know more about Christine though, I lowkey wanna know abt her and Sadie hehehe 🤭

my siamese kitties poopoo on the left peepee on the right

OOOOAAAAAGHHGH…. They’re so gorgeous.. <33

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What Strength Really Means 💪

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Holding Onto Memories 🎞️

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