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Tambor
Tambor "chino" pequeño realizado en madera de cáctus, caña, cuero y cordón de fibra natural. Consiste en una pequeña caja sujeta a una caña, que tiene un cordoncillo que la envuelve en puntadas diagonales y que termina en dos cuentas de madera. Este tambor suena cuando se gira sobre su eje de lado a lado, haciendo que las cuentas golpeen ambas caras del tambor. -
Estribo Rugendas
The stirrup called Rugendas or Calabazo is a box-shaped wooden carved object, used in pairs to hold the foot during the riding. It has a round base and a frontal inferior zone with a half-moon shape and cuttings as decorations. The upper side shows buttons and its back lower side is hollow to put the foot in it. -
Moai Tangata
Masculine anthropomorphic standing figure with no base. Its head is carved, it has long ears, drilled eyes, fish bone and onyx stone inlays. Its features are very marked, its eyes are protruding and its nose and eyebrows are prominent. It has a curve carved back, a bulky abdomen and a visible navel. It presents its arms in line with the body, with its hands next to the hips and with extended fingers. ... -
Rabel Chilote
Musical instrument of Spanish origin. it is known as the "rural violin" and its strings are plucked by resting on one's knees. It has three strings rubbed with a bow, which is a bit shorter than the one used with a violin. The only zone where it keeps on being made is in Chiloe, although it is almost unused. -
Canoa Plátano
Oval horizontal platter. This piece received the 2008 UNESCO Seal of Excellence for Handicrafts.
