…used. These refer mainly to their boats and their tents, which were of a design known as the ruca. The Changos seem to have dressed in simple attire made from…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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,…
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…
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…
Settlement patterns
…included dances with kollong masks. Today, the vast majority of Mapuche communities live in western style dwellings, although their interior divisions and usage of space are reminiscent of the traditional…
Settlement pattern
…their agricultural fields. The central dwelling of the village was the hare paenga, shaped like an inverted boat and measuring ten to fifteen meters long and two meters wide. Its…
Economy
…crew members, most of them rowers. Sails were used on the boats when the wind was favorable. Early chroniclers and writers mentioned these vessels, admiring their design and the prowess…
Economy
…with little variation in their basic design. Indeed, a single tool would often serve a number of different functions. Other artifacts from this culture include wooden or tree-bark boxes, as…
Beliefs and funeral rites
…in a four-part system that is best represented in the design typically seen on Mapuche ceremonial drums or kultruns. This four-part system is also seen in religious rites, in which…
Social organization
…in design and quality to those produced in the imperial capital. These graves are thought to be those of Tiwanaku officials who were responsible for overseeing the work performed by…
Four-cornered hat of Tiwanaku
…shape and type of hat design: The knots are added in a spiral pattern if the hat is a single color, or in sections if more than one color is…
Tiwanaku Hats in Arica
…motifs, a design similar to the bas reliefs found at the Tiwanaku capital. Heads of birds of prey are placed in juxtaposed pairs looking upward, forming stepped designs that evoke…