Metadata
Title
Sword with sheath
Created
1985
Type
Description
Original object (physical):
Dimensions: Sword: 87 X 10.5 X 7 cm. Cover: 83.3 X 6 X 1.5 cm
Metal technique
Description
Old military sword with metal sheath, American-made. The blade is made of steel, with a rubber grip and has decorations on a large part of it; the white sheath has a pair of rings for carrying it. Swords like this are used by the Yaqui militia in the figures of the captain, lieutenant, commander, and by the so-called ya'ura custom during Lent by the cavalry.
Format
Still image / jpg
Spatial
Sonora , Cócorit
Temporal
1981 -1990
Is part of
Historical room, Museum of the Yaqui people
Provenance
Museum of the Yaqui people. Sinaloa and Obregon No. 200, Cocorit, Cajeme, Sonora
It has been part of the museum's collection since its creation in 1985.
Language
eng , yaqui
Date
2021-12-14
Identifier
Web Catalogación Obregón 2016 - 2806
ISC-CGPC-MY-0043
RS-OM-MEY-43
Relationship
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

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Rights
Sonoran Institute of Culture



