Herencia Viva: Aysén
In order to contribute to this global celebration, the Intangible Cultural Heritage Unit of the Aysén Regional Directorate of the National Cultural Heritage Service (SERPAT) will host the “Herencia viva: Aysen” event, designed to recognize, disseminate, and honor the knowledge, techniques, and crafts that constitute the region’s present cultural identity.
The initiative aims to reinforce intergenerational transmission and increase the visibility of communities that safeguard Aysén’s living heritage, underscoring the importance of its continuity and protection.
“ Herencia viva: Aysen” encompasses a series of open, simultaneous workshops led by traditional knowledge holders from various territories across the region.
Participation requires prior registration via an online form due to limited seating capacity.
Programme
Main Hall, Coyhaique Cultural Center
Address: Eusebio Lillo #23, Coyhaique, Aysén Region
- 10:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Display and exhibition of bearers and heritage elements included in the registry and inventory of the Intangible Cultural Heritage recognized in the Aysén Region.
- 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Workshop: Crafting a ´Taba Patagónica´(1)
- 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Workshop: Bookbinding in the ´Çarpintería de Ribera en Aysén´(2)
- 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Workshop: ´Bordado Patagón´(3)
- 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Workshop: ´Trabajo en Soga´(4)
- 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Workshop: ´Tejuelería´(5)
- 1:00 p.m. Closing of the activity
(1) Taba Patagonica: The taba is a throwing game that plays an important role as a form of entertainment and social interaction in traditional Patagonian activities. The implement used to play—also called taba— made from the bone of the hind leg of adult cattle, to which metal plates attached to add weight.
(2) Carpinteria de ribera: It encompasses the set of practices and knowledge dedicated to the construction, maintenance, and repair of wooden vessels, such as boats and barges; in the past, sailing vessels such as “chalupas” were also built.
(3) Bordado Patagon: developed by the “Bordadoras del Baker”, is a tradition cultivated in the Cochrane region, in southern Aysén, since the mid-20th century. This textile art, passed down among women from generation to generation, reflects the natural and cultural environment of rural life. It mainly practiced in domestic spaces and has an intimate, everyday character. Today, around 20 women actively preserve.
(4) Trabajo en Soga: It is that involves working with rawhide obtained from animals such as cattle, horses, or goats, transforming it into functional objects (reins, lassos, etc.) used for handling livestock.
(5) Tejuelería: These are techniques and knowledge used for the production of hand-carved wooden shingles made from native tree species of southern Chile, such as Guaitecas cypress and lenga. They used as construction materials and are practiced by individuals usually called as “tejueleros” or “tejueleras” (traditional shingle makers).