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Description:

Photograph in rectangular format and horizontal layout. Long shot of the Platería Mapuche (Mapuche silver-smithing) exhibition showroom. In the image, some students are visiting the exhibition. Behind them, there is a small cabinet and Doñihue caps. Also, there’s a wall with the exhibition title on it.

Context:

One of the itinerant exhibitions carried out under Julio Tobar’s direction was La Cultura del Huaso (Huaso’s Culture) which started in November 1984 as part of the Talca’s International Fair (FITAL) in the Universidad de Talca offices. It lasted approximately one month. Among the loaned pieces, a portion of the Platería Mapuche (Mapuche silver-smithing) collection: spurs, stirrups and straps, and textiles such as caps, corsets, and chamantos.

Subjects:
Apero, Chile, Itinerant exhibition, Mapuche Collection, Outreach, Research and Teaching, Talca