…also took advantage of large tidal variations, especially in the extreme south, with a simple but very efficient technology—fishing weirs, which were stone walled enclosures into which fish swam at…
Diaguita Clothing
…The humid conditions in the region known as the ‘Norte Chico’ of Chile prevented many archeological objects made from perishable materials from being preserved. This is especially true…
Flutes and “Chinos”
…the “complex tube”. This tube had two or three internal diameters, which produced what is called “torn sound”, a multiphonic, dissonant, trilled sound that is a dominant esthetic of Andean…
Warrior Headgear
…Precolombino, Santiago. J. Berenguer, 2006, “Señales en la cabeza. Los tocados de Wirakocha en el norte de Chile”, in Gorros del desierto, pp. 38-40, Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino, Santiago….
Ketru–Emblem of the Married Mapuche Woman
…carried on the back of the larger duck. In the Mapuche tradition, the machi (shaman) gives a ketru metawe to a Mapuche woman after she is married, when custom dictates…
‘Lost wax’ bronzes
…the ‘lost wax’ technique. In this technique, the artist begins by carefully crafting a wax mold of the disc. The mold is then covered in several layers of clay, leaving…
The Southern Cross
…The Southern Cross holds special significance among all cultural traditions of the global South. The Tehuelche believe that this constellation was created by the ostrich Kakn, when he left…
Three-beamed raft
…The replicas are painted with red stripes and were left as grave offerings by local fishing cultures in the late pre-Hispanic period. The rafts are made of three logs tied…
Fishermen’s Headdress
…found in cemeteries south of Iquique all the way to Arica, in association with implements for fishing, hunting and marine gathering, as well as with miniature models of three-beamed rafts…
The Image of the Shaman
…The carved figure on this tablet—which was used for snuffing hallucinogenic powder—is similar to one that appears in stone sculptures at Tiwanaku, as well as on other tablets…
La pampa del Toco
…La Pampa del Toco está en el norte de Chile, entre Antofagasta e Iquique. Este documental rastrea las huellas de la ocupación humana desde hace cinco mil años hasta…
The Spear-thrower
…The spear thrower, also known as the atlatl, replaced the lance as the weapon of choice for hunting and personal defense among pre-Hispanic societies. These instruments were made…
Social Organization Depicted on a Gourd
…de las sociedades locales, o más bien, alude a una alianza interétnica como la que operaba en el área entre atacamas y chichas al arribo de los españoles en el…
La creación selk`nam. Un mito de Tierra del Fuego
…y los hombres. De los antepasados Selk`nam surgen luego las montañas, el viento, los animales, las estrellas. Claudio Mercado – Alejandra Muñoz. Colectivo El Kenós / 16 min. / 2005…
La caña con choclo. Historias pircanas
…del siglo XX. Criados a la antigua, sin saber leer ni escribir, guardaban en su memoria versos, cantos y la historia del valle. Trescientas horas de filmaciones, diez años de…
Mapuche Dungun – La palabra
…los Pueblos Indígenas de Chile y Visualarte. Con el apoyo de UNESCO y USACH. Emisión de TV por CANAL 13C. Música y banda sonora original de Ernesto Holman. Santiago, Chile…
Mapuche Ülkantun – La música
…Indígenas de Chile y Visualarte. Con el apoyo de UNESCO y USACH. Emisión de TV por CANAL 13C. Música y banda sonora original de Ernesto Holman. Santiago, Chile – 2013….
La caña con choclo
…Don Chosto Ulloa canta la entonación La caña con choclo, una entonación de El principal de Pirque, en su guitarrón de 25 cuerdas. Este video forma parte de los…