Archivo MAPA

Description:

Photograph in rectangular format and vertical layout. Long shot of the inside of a showroom. From the back, in the center, a large wooden figure with a chemamul, a carved human head raised by a metal plinth, can be seen. At the back, there’s a similar figure called kemukemu, with a long form and carved steps. At the top, it has a human face shape. Behind it are blankets, hats, and some cabinets with pieces from the MAPA’s Mapuche collection.

Context:

The Platería Araucana (Araucanian silver-smithing) exhibition belongs to one of the international exhibitions of the museum. This collection, recently renamed Colección Mapuche (Mapuche Collection) was exhibited in the Bellas Artes National Museum of Argentina in 1966. The exhibition was opened on September 7th and remained open until September 22nd. It displayed over 390 pieces from that collection, formed by silver pieces such as the apero, stirrups, spurs, earrings, rings, and breast guards. It was also by textiles, wooden objects, leather, basket making, and musical instruments.

Subjects:
Argentina, International Exhibitions, Itinerant exhibition, Mapuche Collection, Textile