Metadata
Title
Yaqui governor
Creator
Hernández Correa, Julio
Created
2008
Type
Description
Objects: 1 light sculpture in cardboard technique and metallic internal structure; 1 command rod; 1 shirt; 1 belt; 1 pants; 2 sandals
Description
Full body male figure in kneeling position. The image represents the rite of inauguration of governors, carried out every January 6 in each of the eight communities of the Yaqui people. The authorities of the church, particularly the main maestros, advise the new governors (five for each town: yo'owe law; second law; lieutenant law; mol law; mol alawasin law) to follow the norms with which they must guide. They are ordered to have respect for their particular people and towards other peoples; they must follow the good path and work with the community.
Prohibited actions for a governor:
1) The sale of something illicit.
2) Fight or get drunk throughout their term.
3) Sell land to Yoris (not Yaquis).
4) Disrespect the singers and teachers of the church.
5) Running the people off the guard (drunks are the only ones who are kicked off the guard) (Mesri and Carlón, 2019).
All the exhortation is done in the official enclosure known as the second sacred church or traditional guard, while their consecration is done in the church.
Subject
Local government--Law and legislation--Mexico | Syncretism (Religion)--Mexico | 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
2022-03-01
Identifier
WEB CATALOGACION OBREGON 2016-2548 | RS-OM-MEY-75
Relationship
Yaqui governor oath | Annual fiesta calendar | Yaqui flag | Leadership Wand
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
Rojas Vega, Olavo (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
