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In Andean societies, textiles had a great importance. They were developed to be used as clothing, as tool and shelter for the home, as well as a status symbol. [1] In the Araucanía region in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, as reported by various chroniclers of Chile, the Mapuche worked to have Hispanic clothing and fabrics included as a trophy of war in treaties with the Spanish.
The daughter of a lonko dressed in traditional Mapuche silverwork at around 1900. Drawing of a trapelacucha, a silver finery piece, 20th century. [1] Mapuche silverwork is one of the best known aspects of Mapuche material culture. [2] The adornments have been subject to changes in fashion but some designs have resisted change.
Elaborate Maya textiles featured representations of animals, plants, and figures from oral history. [10] In modern times, weaving serves as both an art form and a source of income. [11] Organizing into weaving collectives have helped Maya women earn better money for their work and greatly expand the reach of Maya textiles in the world.
Mapuche ponchos were once highly valued, in the 19th century a poncho could be traded for several horses or up to seventy kilos of yerba mate. [15] 19th-century Mapuche ponchos were clearly superior to non-indigenous Chilean textiles and of good quality when compared to contemporary European wool textiles. [15]
Mapuche lands south of Bío-Bío River began to be bought by non-Mapuches in the late 18th century, and by 1860 land between Bío-Bío and Malleco River was mostly under the control of Chileans. [ 101 ] [ 102 ] The Chilean wheat boom increased the pressure to acquire lands in Araucanía by Chileans and lead to numerous scams and fraud against ...
[43] [44] That same year, the Peruvian textile company Kuna withdrew a collection after complaints that the company had misappropriated kené designs from the Shipibo-Conibo people. The controversy motivated Congresswoman Tania Pariona Tarqui to introduce legislation to protect the cultural heritage and symbols of Indigenous communities in Peru.
Textiles show history of Secret War in Laos, and how women perceived conflict. Saqib Rahim. Updated April 17, 2023 at 12:24 PM. For generations, the women of rural Laos have told the stories of ...
In 2012, Paillamil worked with Chilean artist Guillermo Bert to create his "Encoded Textiles," which combined traditional mapuche weaving with QR Code designs and were featured in multiple exhibits including 'Guillermo Bert: Encoded Textiles' (2012) at the Pasadena Museum of California Art [1] [2] [12] [14] [15] [5] and 'New Territories: Laboratories for Design, Craft and Art in Latin America ...