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Juramento de capitán
The wiko ya'ura represents the military part of the Yaqui people; It includes the figures of the captain, lieutenant, sergeant, corporal, alps, tampaleo, as well as the entire contingent of men known as masa u'tea (the force of the wings). When a Yaqui man is going to be consecrated to a military rank within the wiko ya'ura, it is the obligation of the wiko yaut (soldier with the greatest experience) to offer a sermon where he emphasizes the importance of his duty. Each consecrated person is offered a speech according to his service, the best known being that of captain. Currently, due to the beauty of the content of his phrases, it has spread and it is possible to find it embodied in different craft objects. The best known are made in pyrography on a sheet of tanned leather like parchment or with a frame made up of four hollow trunks of choya (cactus typical of the area), rustically tied with strips of the same leather. It is common to find it adorning a government office or any other place where the person in charge holds a public position (Lutisuc, 2022).Download
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Title
Yaqui soldier oath
Created
2008
Type
Description
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Description
The wiko ya'ura represents the military part of the Yaqui people; It includes the figures of the captain, lieutenant, sergeant, corporal, alps, tampaleo, as well as the entire contingent of men known as masa u'tea (the force of the wings). When a Yaqui man is going to be consecrated to a military rank within the wiko ya'ura, it is the obligation of the wiko yaut (soldier with the greatest experience) to offer a sermon where he emphasizes the importance of his duty.
Each consecrated person is offered a speech according to his service, the best known being that of captain. Currently, due to the beauty of the content of his phrases, it has spread and it is possible to find it embodied in different craft objects. The best known are made in pyrography on a sheet of tanned leather like parchment or with a frame made up of four hollow trunks of choya (cactus typical of the area), rustically tied with strips of the same leather. It is common to find it adorning a government office or any other place where the person in charge holds a public position (Lutisuc, 2022).
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 2016-2531 | RS-OM-MEY-79
Relationship
References
Lutisuc.org. (2022). Juramento yaqui. Recuperado el 11 de marzo de 2022. Disponible en: http://www.lutisuc.org/yaquijuramento.html
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
