Lof
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "about". Lof (Spanish: levo and lov) or caví (Spanish: cahuín); formed the basic social organization of the Mapuche, Mapuche-Huilliche and the extinct Picunche peoples, consisting of a familial clan or lineage that recognizes the authority of a lonco (cacique). The lof or caví is formed by diverse families that share the same territory and who are considered mutually related, descended from a common ancestor. Several lof form a rehue, and nine rehue formed the aillarehue. These formed one of the 3 or 5 great territorial confederations of the Mapuches, the Butalmapu ("great earth").
The identity of lof was reinforced by the accomplishment of diverse community and festive activities. Lof habitually shared a unique rehue, or Machi's altar, in which the more significant religious ceremonies were performed. The vitality of the clan shone in the accomplishment of Script error: No such module "Lang"., a type of retributive communitarian work, followed by a celebration with a feast and drinking, similar to the mingaco of the Quechua. Script error: No such module "Lang". consisted usually of harvests, and other work that demanded large amounts of manpower, mainly in the fields of rich and prestigious personages of the lof: the Script error: No such module "Lang". and loncos, who could afford to provide enough food and drink to those who worked.
Sources
- Juan Ignatius Molina, The Geographical, Natural, and Civil History of Chili, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1809
- El Pueblo Mapuche; Los Mapuche en la Historia y el Presente
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