Müpü Chülle
Feathers from Chile & Argentina
Mapuche Vision: Ñuke Mapu - Mother Earth
"On Earth, there was nothing—no water, no flowers."
In the air lived a powerful Spirit and other lesser Powers.
Some of these rebelled, and the Mighty One turned them into stone and placed his foot upon them. As they broke apart, they formed the mountains.
The spirits that remained alive and showed remorse emerged from the rocks as flames and volcanic smoke.
The most repentant ones ascended into the sky and became the stars. Their tears of regret are the origin of the rain. The Mighty Spirit found the Earth sorrowful and transformed one of his own spirit-children into a man. As he fell, he lost consciousness. His mother, overcome with grief, opened a small window in the sky to look at him—the pale face that men call the Moon.
The Mighty Spirit took a star and, turning it into a woman, commanded her to go and accompany his son. She had to walk upon the Earth, which hurt her, but at her command, grass and flowers grew in her path. When she touched them, the flowers turned into birds and butterflies, and the grass became dense forests. The Mighty Spirit watched them from a window in the sky—what we know as the Sun. (1)
(1) GONZALEZ, L.; SEPÚLVEDA, S. Arte y mito de la cultura mapuche, claves para una lectura de la iconografía textil. Tesis licenciatura Antropología. Universidad de Chile, 1980
Dusky-Tailed Canastero Local Names: Canastero,Taguatera, Cona, Bolaria Endemic - Chile
Crag Chilia Local Names: Garganta Blanca, Chiricoca, Tapaculo de la Cordillera Endemic - Chile
Slender-Billed Parakeet Local Name: Choroy Endemic - Chile
Chucao Tapa Culo Local Names: Tricao, Chucao, Chukaw (Ave del Monte en Mapuche) Endemic - Chile
Chilean Seaside Cinclodes Local Names: Churrete Costero, Molinero, Changa, Co üñüm (Mapuche) Endemic - Chile
Dusky Tapaculo Local Names: Chercan Negro Endemic - Chile
Ochre-flanked Tapaculo Local Names: Tutita, Churrín Grande Endemic - Chile, Argentina
Juan Fernández Firecrown Local Name: Pica Flor Endemic - Chile
Andean Condor Local Names: Mañke (Mapuche) Native - Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and also present in some parts of Venezuela
Chestnut-Throated Huet-Huet Local Names: Gallareta, Tuta, Taque Endemic - Chile, Argentina
Chilean Tinamou Local Names: Perdíz, Fdü Endemic - Chile
Masafuera Rayadito Local Name: Ralladito Endemic - Chile
White-Throated Tapaculo Local Name: Tapaculo Endemic - Chile
Chilean Mockingbird Local Name: Tenca, Trenka, Trengka Endemic - Chile
Moustached Turca Local Names: Turca, Turco Endemic - Chile
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Churrete Costero, Chilean Seaside Cinclodes (Cinclodes nigrofumosus) Wikipedia
Churrín, Dusky Tapaculo (Scytalopus fuscus) Wikipedia
Pica flor de Juan Fernández, Juan Fernández Firecrown (Sephanoides fernandensis) Wikipedia
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