Wampo
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Wampo is a vessel that is constructed from single piece of tree trunk.[1] These canoes are not only used for travelling, but also for gainful activities on water.[2] Not all trees were selected for building a wampo, but old and robust specimens were the ones chosen.[3]
Wampos have been used since pre-Hispanic times.
Burials
A documented case exist where wampo was used as burial object.[4]
See also
Lafkenche, group of people who use wampos
References
- ^ "Chile Wins in Two World Categories at the WTA 2020 Awards". Chile.travel. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "Chile's Forestry Industry, FSC Certification and Mapuche Communities" (PDF). Fsc.org. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "Mapuche Political Dissent in the Context of Neoliberal Governance: The Recuperation of Ancestral Land as a Process of Indigenous Emancipation in Arauco Province, Chile". Wur.nl. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "Young Woman Buried In Canoe Is Oldest (And Strangest) Boat Burial In Argentina". Iflscience.com. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
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