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CHEMAMÜLLES (Wooden statues Mapuche in Precolombian Art Museum, Santiago de Chile).)

Estas impresionantes estatuas de madera eran colocadas sobre las tumbas en los antiguos cementerios mapuches. Reflejan el espíritu (am) de quienes eran enterrados allí para iniciar su viaje al más allá. Los jefes y los grandes guerreros iban al oriente, a morar sobre los volcanes de la tierra azul o kalfumapu. El resto se dirigía al poniente a comer papas amargas más allá del mar.

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These remarkable wooden statues were placed on top of tombs in ancient Mapuche cemeteries. They reflect the spirit (am) of those buried there and are intended to assist them in their journey to the afterlife. Chiefs and great warriors were sent to the East after death, to roam among the volcanoes of Kalfumapu, the “blue land.” All others went to the West, to eat bitter potatoes beyond the sea.

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Uploaded on October 15, 2019
Taken on October 13, 2019