Monday, May 16, 2011

When A Scorpio Wants To Be Alone

MACHI Mapuche Weavers inaugurate textile sample


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With the participation of artists and Mapuche leaders of Santiago, the Mapuche weaving Textile Arts Workshop and the Ad Llallin Mapuche Traveling Museum will open Llampezken Tuesday May 17 an exhibition that have called "ñimin, Drawing of the Earth."
The sample has a score of Mapuche textiles woven from research conducted during 2010 to represent the universe of this ancient craft which is fully in force in Mapuche.
Thus
have pointed contribute Mapuche resistance and recovery of the territory " when we weave we say to our brothers who are on hunger strike demanding justice, children who suffer in the police raids, people displaced by mega projects that are alive and preserve this ancient wisdom to the future of our people or "Loreto said Millalen, coordinator of the sample.
"ñimin, drawing Earth" was visited by hundreds of people during their presence in the Mapocho Cultural Center, at this time, the Alameda Art Center, will be open all days until 31 May date to be moved to the Library of Santiago. On Saturday 21 and May 28 workshops will Mapuche spinning and weaving.
Call:
Tuesday, 17 May. 19 hrs.
Centro Arte Alameda Alameda
139. Metro Baquedano.
More information:
8-7452556

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