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The Kultrun is the symbolic microcosmo of the Machi
and the Mapuche Culture, in which it takes the shape
of its particular spiritual conception of the universe.
Its drawn membrane represents the cosmic superstructure
and its diverse inmaterial components, representing
like the four divisions of the square earth platform,
oriented according to the four cardinal points, beginnig
in the East, up to the land of the Four Places, or Meli
Witran Mapu. On the other side, the wooden pot of the
Kultrun, with the symbolic objects introduced in it,
represent the cosmic and earthly infrastructure with
its diverse material components.
According to the Mapuche belief, from this moment on
the voice and the energy of the owner will remain forever
inside the Kultrun, creating like an identification
of the Machi with the instrument, that will symbolize
her own voice and her own shamanic power.
Once completed the introduction of the Machi´s
voice, the instrument is closed strongly, tying the
edge.
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