Making stone figurines

Elaborar figuras de piedra

Object Details

Subject LanguageTzeltal
Language PID(s)ailla:119666
Title [Indigenous]
Language of Indigenous Title
TitleMaking stone figurines
Language CommunityTseltal de Bachajón
Country(ies)Mexico
Place CreatedYulub Max, Bachajón, Chiapas
Date Created2008-06-30
Description [Indigenous]
Language of Indigenous Description
DescriptionThis recording documents an interview with Don Domingo Silvano Cruz. Sr. Silvano relateees how he began to make maya figures: his brother found the figure of a doll, from that he got the idea of making one of his own creation, other people followed him, including his brother, who in this interview describes the cases already mentioned. Nearly at the end of the conversation with Sr. Silvano and Pedro López (project member), Sr. Silvano finishes making a maya figure, which according to his discussion, the people, principally teachers, will pay one hundred or a hundred and fifty pesos for.
1. Sr. Silvano is interviewed about his life, about the origin of the name of the place and about the sculpture that he is making.
2. Sr. Silvano is talking and demonstrating the process of making the stone figures.
3. Sr. Silvano continues talking and demonstrating the process of making the stone maya figures.
GenresProcedure
Interview
Description
Conversation
Source Note080630_Bachajon_Yulub_Max_slokomba_maya
References
Contributor(s) Individual / RolePolian, Gilles (Researcher)
López Gómez, Pedro (Researcher)
Silvano, Anselmo (Researcher)
Aguilar Méndez, Sebastían (Researcher)
Silvano, Domingo (Speaker)
Contributor(s) Corporate / Role

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