Wampo Explained

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chile Wins in Two World Categories at the WTA 2020 Awards. Chile.travel. 28 August 2021. 3 October 2022.
  2. Web site: Chile's Forestry Industry, FSC Certification and Mapuche Communities. Fsc.org. 9 November 2016. 3 October 2022.
  3. Web site: 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. 3 October 2022.
  4. Web site: Young Woman Buried In Canoe Is Oldest (And Strangest) Boat Burial In Argentina. Iflscience.com. 25 August 2022. 3 October 2022.

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