Longko Poncho Tactic that preserves the identity of

that preserves the identity of the traditional coastal textiles of La Araucanía: weaving on a witral or vertical loom and a ñimin (drawing) typical of its territory

Based on the cartapesta technique

among others

Which are made from detailed beads

based on alpaca wool woven on a two-pedal horizontal loom called a wayeta loom

Longko Poncho Tactic that preserves the identity ofUsed by a Longko, who is a Mapuche authority. Woven with sheep wool in witral with staggered and vertical lines that are made by tightly tying certain areas of the warp, thus, the tied parts prevent the dye from coloring those areas, resulting in white and colored areas like those seen in this piece.