Research Catalog

Title

El arte de ser Diaguita = : the art of being Diaguita / [edicion general : Carole Sinclaire Aguirre]

Publication

Santiago de Chile : Museo Chileno de Arte de Precolombino, 2016.

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Additional Authors

• Museo Chileno de Arte de Precolombino, issuing body, host institution.
• Sinclaire Aguirre, Carole,

Description

109 pages : illustrations (some color), maps; 23 cm.

Summary

Pre-Columbian Diaguita art with emphasis on the ceramic tradition that was unique among indigenous societies occupying the territory of what is now Chile. The ancient Diaguita were herders and farmers who lived in the fertile ravines of the Norte Chico region. They were allies of the Incas, accompanying them in the expansion of their empire northward to Copiapo and southward to Central Chile. Descendants of the even more ancient El Molle and Las Animas cultures, the Diaguita expressed their identities in a special way through a ceramic tradition that was unique among ancient indigenous societies occupying the territory of what is now Chile. Their ceramic pieces are characterized by complex abstract designs that follow intricate geometric patterns that seem to be shamanic in origin. Those same designs have remained present to this day in the imaginary of Diaguita territory, where it can be found on murals, sidewalks and other surfaces, as well as in excellent reproductions crafted by local artisans.

Alternative Title

The art of being Diaguita

Subject

• Chile > Antiquities > Exhibitions
• Diaguita Indians > Antiquities > Exhibitions
• Diaguita pottery > Exhibitions
• Indian art > Chile > Exhibitions

Note

• Published on the occasion of the exhibition held November 2016 to May 2017 at the Museo Chileno de Arte de Precolombino in Santiago, Chile.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-106).

Language (note)

• Parallel texts in English and Spanish.

Contents

Diaguitas en el tiempo y el espacio = Diaguita in time and space -- Breve historia diaguita antes del arribo de los conquistadores espanoles = A brief history of the diaguita culture before the arrival of the spanish conquistadors / Gloria Cabello Baettig -- Arte visual de la cultura diaguita chilena y su contexto social y simbolico = Visual art of the diaguita culture of chile and its social and symbolic context / Paola Gonzalez Carvajal -- Pueblos de indios del Norte Chico y los diaguitas actuales = Indian towns of the Norte Chico and Chile's present-day diaguitas / Raul Molina Otarola.

ISBN

• 9789562430746
• 956243074X

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library