…the traditionalcuranto of Chiloe. Near the end of the pre-Hispanic period, another type of dwelling that differed significantly from those described above emerged in the ceremonial village of Orongo, on…
Settlement patterns
…circular or elliptical. The most common type had a strong frame of roble hardwood and was covered on top and sometimes on the sides with bunches of straw to provide…
Far South
…century, but it was not until the 19th century that they began to explore the mouths of its rivers and then the interior, which was later occupied to extract wood…
Settlement pattern
The oldest coastal groups moved constantly up and down the coastal strip, occupying the same sites time after time and making occasional journeys inland. In the same period…
Culto y Funebria
…These southern inland hunters buried their dead in a variety of ways. The most common type of burial is that of the steppe peoples of historic times, who placed…
Settlement patterns
…as river estuaries. Examples of this type of settlement can be found at Paposo, Cobija and Mejillones. These coves were never left completely uninhabited. Even the most nomadic groups would…
De la tierra a la pantalla
…Viaje al interior de las vidas de tres comunicadores Mapuche que a través de radio, video e Internet, combaten los medios de comunicación masiva con imágenes y los puntos…
Bolsa – Faja
…Tejido de urdimbre complementaria, fibra de camélido. Por lo general, la cara interior de estas fajas, que va pegada al cuerpo, sólo presenta listados. Hacia el final de la…
Haciendo un casco andino
…se inserta por el interior un cordón torcido que sirve como carrillera. Los diseños policromos que ostentan muchos de estos cascos se realizan cambiando el color de los hilados envolventes,…
Social organization
…grupos Tilocalar cierta especialización del trabajo y es probable que hayan comenzado a configurarse grupos de poder al interior de su sociedad, posiblemente ligados a las actividades ceremoniales que practicaban…
El gorro troncocónico de Arica
…un cordel para pasarlo por debajo de la barbilla, y en ocasiones, penachos de plumas fijados por el interior del gorro con una espina o un nudo. Realización animación: Carlos…
The Kultrun
…surrounded by the astral powers that assist him or her. The interior of the kultrun contains magic objects as well as the voice of the machi, which was introduced as…
Rapa Nui
…of each lineage carved in rock—that the natives revered. In 1774, English commander James Cook disembarked on the island, explored the locality of Hanga Roa and journeyed to the interior….
History
…in the interior, in the southern part of Tehuelche territory. As large tracts of land were fenced off for sheep ranching, the natives began to lose their traditional access to…
Beliefs and funeral rites
…Inside their dwellings, these hunter-gatherers installed floors of mortar made of seaweed ash and sea water, which were laid to cover the bodies of their dead. Red pigment was…
Culto y Funebria
…These groups employed a number of different techniques to bury their dead, and frequently used middens or rocky outcrops as burial sites. Bodies were sometimes laid out straight and…
Mapuche
…as we understand it). It is a way of conveying ideas, expressing emotions and communicating the interior self, and for this reason it does not matter whether one is a…
Patrón de Asentamiento
…conditions were well suited to gathering the resources needed, which allowed these groups to establish semi-sedentary nuclear settlements near stable water sources. Their dwellings consisted of tent-like structures containing a…
Art
…In terms of craftwork, the Aconcagua culture is best known for its ceramics. The most common type were the brown, undecorated smooth-sided pots and pitchers produced for daily use,…
Patrón de Asentamiento
…usually constructed for the Hain ritual. The more commonly found type of Selk’nam dwelling was the windbreak or tent. These were more or less cone-shaped structures made of trunks and…
Arte
…common item, and the most frequent type had the shape of a winged disk and was made of ceramic or stone. The same materials were used to make ear disks….
Settlement patterns
…interweaving them in the center. This frame was then covered with branches and skins as well as dry grass and moss. The second type of dwelling was used in the…
Social organization
…influence of the Mapuche peoples of Northern Patagonia—a tribal type of social organization became prevalent, with high status individuals capable of organizing people into groups. Body painting played an important…