ALL TREES HAVE THEIR COLOR: INTANGIBLE HERITAGE, BIODIVERSITY AND PRESERVATION OF MAPUCHE TEXTILE KNOWLEDGE, THE CASE OF AMALIA QUILAPI

Abstract

The present research aimed to highlight the problems associated with the practice of traditional Mapuche loom by the weaver Amalia Quilapi in Cañete, and the effects on intangible heritage preservation produced by current economic dynamics. It is established that the problems concerning the progress of forestry model in the vicinity of the weaver, interfere with the processes of dyeing raw material made in the traditional way using only organic materials of native forests to give different shades to wool. By conducting interviews and analysis of studies on the effects of Chilean forestry model can be determined that the loss of biodiversity and water resources caused by the replacement of native forests with monocultures of exotic species (pine and eucalyptus) intangible heritage represented by Amalia Quilapi´s knowledge is affected by the proliferation of forest industry in their immediate environment , in addition to the social dynamics that impede the transmission of her knowledge to new generations.