Los textiles y la estancia. Resistencias a la argentinización de la Puna de Atacama en perspectiva arqueológica (Antofagasta de la Sierra, 1900-1930)

Abstract

At the beginning of the 20th century, the last National Territory, the Governorship of Los Andes, was created in the Argentine Republic. Its lands were adjacent to the cordillera range, and occupied the present day provinces of Salta, Jujuy, and Catamarca. This is where Antofagasta de la Sierra is located. We propose to approach the study of resistance to the State annexation of the Puna region, by focusing on the textiles found in an ranch inhabited during the first third of the 20th century. From the analysis of the textiles, we prepose that the families generated spaces of autonomy, cohesion and identity, by displaying creativity and ancient knowledge of producing textiles from a local perspective, thus confronting the expectation of conformity that the State intended for those who lived on the recently incorporated territories.

Keywords

• textiles
• Atacama Puna
• ranch
• cloths
• disputes