Metadata
Title
Yaqui flag
Alternative title
Bantea
Creator
Yaqui tribe
Created
2008
Type
Description
Original object (physical):
Dimensions: 170 X 80 X 3 cm.
Wood technique
Description
The Yaqui tricolor flag, like other symbolic elements, transmits a series of values with the aim of creating identity in the tribe. In the Yaqui language, the jiak bantea contains three colors: blue, white and red. Blue signifies pride, vigor and bravery of the tribe. White refers to the nobility and respect of the Yaquis. And the red is the blood shed by parents and grandparents in defense of Yaqui sovereignty.
On the flag, Acha'i ta'a (Mother Moon or Mala Mecha) appear; four stars that represent the spirits of the ancestors that watch over the territory, and the cross. The black color in the latter alludes to the color of the habit worn by the first missionaries of the company of Jesus.
The foregoing shows that the current Yaqui worldview and identity are influenced by both the Catholic religion and pre-Hispanic beliefs. Acha'i ta'a and Mala Mecha are important deities, and the stars are brothers of the Yaquis (Mesri and Carlón, 2019).
Subject
Flags--Indians of Mexico | Indigenous mythology--Sonora (Mexico: Estado)--Yaquis | Religion and culture--Sonora (Mexico : State)--Holy Week | Yaquis--Social life and customs
Format
Still image / jpg
Spatial
Sonora , Cócorit
Temporal
2001 - 2010
Is part of
Political-Religious Organization Room, Museum of the Yaqui people
Provenance
Museum of the Yaqui people. Sinaloa and Obregon No. 200, Cocorit, Cajeme, Sonora
Acquired for the reopening of the museum in the town of Cócorit. It is exhibited in the traditional festival room of the Museum.
Language
eng , yaqui
Date
2021-12-14
Identifier
Web Catalogación Obregón 2016 - 2287
RS-OM-MEY-57
Relationship
Juan Maldonado Waswechia "Tetabiate" | José María Leyva "Cajeme" | Banners of blue cultural participants | Banners of red cultural participants and chapapayecas | Millitary banner | Coyote dancer
References
Mesri Hashemi-Dilmaghani, Parastoo A.; Carlón Flores, María A. (2019). La organización político-social de la tribu yoeme (yaqui). México: Tribunal Electoral del Poder Judicial de la Federación.
Contributor
Sonoran Institute of Culture
Casanova, Juan (photography)
Buitimea Flores, Teodoro; Ruiz Félix, José María (investigation)
Valencia, Carlos ; The Yaqui Pride Project (translation to english)
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Rights
Sonoran Institute of Culture
