LA FIGURA DE LAS LARGAS CEJAS DE LA ICONOGRAFíA SANTAMARIANA. CHAMANISMO, SACRIFICIO Y COSMOVISIóN CALCHAQUí

the santamariana discursive genre funerary urns produced by the calchaquí society were used from the 11th to 17th century in a vast part of present-day northwest argentina's valliserrana sub-area. the genre's main subject is a central figure referred to as "of long eyebrows". the present text analyzes the characteristics of this representation in a broad sample of complete museum artifacts. it is proposed that cephalic adornments, trophy heads and other key referents in calchaquí symbolism stand as indicators of the importance of ideas and concepts belonging to a sacrificial-type cosmovisión.