Archivo MAPA

Description:

Photograph in rectangular format and vertical layout. In a long shot, an exhibition glass cabinet is divided into three shelves with containers, zoomorphic figures, a horseman, and pans part of the Pottery collection.

Context:

These objects belong to the Chilean section, one of the first collections made by Tomás Lago, as part of the Universidad de Chile’s 100th anniversary. This section gathers objects made from different materials, standing out the pottery from Quichimalí, Pomaire, and Talagante, mane clothes from Rari and Panimávida, chamantos from Doñihue, prison art and vegetal craved objects, iron saddlery and foundry, and pieces made by native people, which account for changes and continuations in the artistic and handcrafting production of the nation.

Subjects:
Chile, Exhibitions of the MAPA collection, Pottery