The object is called Chánaka (world). It is disc-shaped and consists of reed sticks interwoven with woollen threads. Its pattern shows the regions where people spend their lives: In the centre is the land of Cora, around it the other places of the world, represented by concentrically arranged triangles. The members of the Consejo de Ancianos (Council of Elders) of the community make such a chánaka during a ceremony held after the handover of the office of Gobernador Tradicional to the new incumbent. It is intended to be laid as an offering to Tayau (Our Father) in the Tuákamu'tua Mountains, which the Cora consider to be the centre of their territory. At the same time as this offering, numerous votive arrows (tabehri) are brought to the various mountains. When all these offerings are laid down, their arrangement is also as faithful a reflection as possible of the plan underlying the universe. The Chánaka uses lived experience to create an image of the land surrounding the cora. This image is characterised by fragmentation and diversity. The woven chánaka serves to schematise this lived experience and bring it into line with the plan of the universe, which serves as a model. (Margarita Valdovinos 2006)