LOCAL APPLICATION OF THE TECHNIQUE PLANT CULTIVATION AND ANIMAL DOMESTICATION 22

LOCAL APPLICATION OF THE TECHNIQUE

Technique: PLANT CULTIVATION AND ANIMAL DOMESTICATION Local name: Classification systems for fauna Site: Ayquina and Toconce, CHILE Location Click the globe to see the techinique on Google Map Continent: South America Country: Chile Site: Ayquina and Toconce Coordinates: Lat: -33.44 Long: -70.48 Description of the local variant of the technique There are classification systems for fauna that the natives regard as significant and consistent with their worldview. These systems are divided into general categories and specific categories. Colour plays a fundamental role in the description, identification and comparison of the various species. More specific categories refer to the dimensions or the beauty of a species. A catalogue has been drafted based on the characteristics denotation and connotation as identified and classified by the local population, covering approximately 40 species. Some categories are equivalent to scientific taxonomy. The first distinction is made between animals libres (wild) and criados (domesticated). Among the wild animals are identified those which are possible to domesticate, like the Guallata (Cleophaga melanoptera), and those who cannot be domesticated, such as the partridge (Tinamotis petlandii) and the vicugna (Lama vicuna). Domestic animals include, among others, llamas, sheep, goats, donkeys, rabbits, Guinea pigs and dogs. Local inhabitants also identify other categories such as animals of the campo (countryside), animals of the chacra (garden) and animals of the cerros (mountains). Survival prospects Images Deepening TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUE DATA Technique PLANT CULTIVATION AND ANIMAL DOMESTICATION Icon Cathegory A - Silviculture, breeding, hunting and harvesting Identification code A4 Other Local applications of the technique RELATED TECHNIQUES Author: IPOGEA, www.ipogea.org Other authors: Reference: