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Bobook's sculpture represents a winged toad, it is modeled in a cardboard technique and an internal metal structure to reinforce its limbs. The mythological animal Boobok, was in charge of achieving the formation of the Yaqui River by speaking with the wise animal Yuku ya'ut, chief of the rain.
Metadata
Title
Boobok
Creator
Sánchez, Alberto ; Ruiz Félix, José María
Created
2008
Type
Description
1 zoomorphic sculpture
Description
Bobook's sculpture represents a winged toad, it is modeled in a cardboard technique and an internal metal structure to reinforce its limbs. The mythological animal Boobok, was in charge of achieving the formation of the Yaqui River by speaking with the wise animal Yuku ya'ut, chief of the rain.
Format
Still image / jpg
Spatial
Sonora , Cócorit
Temporal
2001 - 2010
Is part of
Cosmovisión 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
2022-03-01
Identifier
RS-OM-MEY-58
Relationship
Contributor
Sonoran Institute of Culture
Rojas, Olavo (photography)
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