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Chapayeca
This full body male figure with the integral clothing of the chapayecas or pharisees, they belong to the Order called Kostumbre ya'ura, along with the knights. The chapayecas represent the so-called gok leom (those on foot). Throughout Lent, they take command of the community, even above the traditional government; They are in charge of sanctioning with physical punishment any person who disobeys traditional laws such as avoiding drinking alcoholic beverages, committing adultery, and all those who disturb public order. The presence of the chapayecas during Lent dominates the Yaqui territory. They represent the Jews and Roman soldiers, while they are in charge of watching over the tribe throughout that period. They initially come out during the Ash Wednesday mass and their participation culminates on Glory Saturday, where at the stake to burn Judas, their wooden masks and weapons are also incinerated (Mesri and Carlón, 2019).Download
Metadata
Title
Chapayeca
Creator
Hernández Correa, Julio
Created
2008
Type
Description
Objects:1 light sculpture in cardboard technique and metallic internal structure; 1 chapayeca sword; 1 chapayeca hand; 1 chapayeca mask; 1 tenabaris; 1 deer belt; 1 shirt; 1 pants; 1 blanket; 2 sandals
Description
This full body male figure with the integral clothing of the chapayecas or pharisees, they belong to the Order called Kostumbre ya'ura, along with the knights. The chapayecas represent the so-called gok leom (those on foot). Throughout Lent, they take command of the community, even above the traditional government; They are in charge of sanctioning with physical punishment any person who disobeys traditional laws such as avoiding drinking alcoholic beverages, committing adultery, and all those who disturb public order.
The presence of the chapayecas during Lent dominates the Yaqui territory. They represent the Jews and Roman soldiers, while they are in charge of watching over the tribe throughout that period. They initially come out during the Ash Wednesday mass and their participation culminates on Glory Saturday, where at the stake to burn Judas, their wooden masks and weapons are also incinerated (Mesri and Carlón, 2019).
Subject
Religion and culture--Sonora (Mexico : State)--Holy Week | Religious dance--Mexico | Syncretism (Religion)--Mexico | Yaquis--Social life and customs
Format
Still image / jpg
Spatial
Sonora , Cócorit
Temporal
2001 - 2010
Is part of
Hall of traditional festivities, 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-66
Relationship
Chapayeca knife | Chapayeca Sword | Chapayeca Mask | Chapayeca Mask | Procession diorama | Annual fiesta calendar | Banners of red cultural participants and chapapayecas | Chapayeca flute
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
