A “rewe” or “Rehue” is the sacred altar used by the Mapuche in many of their ceremonies.
It is a tree trunk set in the ground and surrounded by canes of Canelo (sacred Mapuche’s tree)  It symbolizes the connection with the cosmos.

Done at Rodrigo Ibarra’s studio, Puerto Montt, Chile

A “rewe” or “Rehue” is the sacred altar used by the Mapuche in many of their ceremonies.

It is a tree trunk set in the ground and surrounded by canes of Canelo (sacred Mapuche’s tree)  It symbolizes the connection with the cosmos.


Done at Rodrigo Ibarra’s studio, Puerto Montt, Chile