Guñelve
Guñelve (wünelfe in Mapudungun) is a symbol from the Mapuche iconography which can be described as an octagram or a star with eight points.
It represents the planet Venus, but has also erroneously been thought to represent the canelo tree, which is considered sacred among the Mapuches.[1]
The guñelve, also called the "Star of Arauco", was the inspiration of Bernardo O'Higgins to create the current flag of Chile.[2]
Currently the guñelve has been used by many designers, an example of that is the 2015 Copa América in Chile, which was used as the symbol of the cup.[3]
See also
References
- ^ @jrzv68 (16 June 2013). "Toki kurá: El Otro saqueo al Pueblo Mapuche: El Canelo y La estrella de Arauco. (Aukanaw)".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "La CPU Coja ©2018 » Símbolos: La Bandera".
- ^ "Los simbolismos detrás del logo de la Copa América". BolaVip.
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