Hacer a un Perro: Relaciones Entre los Qom del Gran Chaco Argentino y sus Compañeros Animales de Caza

Abstract

This article reflects the relationship between Qom indigenous and their dogs based on ethnographic information. The aim is to understand the position of these animals in a sociocosmology where the border between wildlife and humans is unclear. We inquire about the special care and teaching processes that are the subject of dogs and how they becomes an extension of the hunter. We also asked about mascotization process and how the relationships established with the "other" animal drive transformation processes that link existing. Finally we argue that the dog is the paradigm of ambiguity but also an excellent example of how, through a process of transformation, the beings that exist in the sociocosmology Qom can cross categories.