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Cojoe: Wooden Man
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The Cojoe: Wooden man
This mask is used to dance the traditional one ' it Dances of the Pochó´ (Tenosique, Tabasco) which is considered by some like a cultural inheritance of the Chontales that Usumacinta lived near the River.
In this indigenous ritual, three characters that give him life intervene: the pochoveras, the cojoes (wooden man) and the tigers.
El Cojóe: it is represented mainly by male youths, however, cases have been given in that has been represented by girls, since the corporal and facial disguise, doesn't allow the participant to recognize. This character's gear, this made with the natural elements of the area, as: banana leaves, chestnut leaves, bugambilia leaves that adorn the hat, wood for the mask, among others. Another element that this character uses, is in general some alive animal that allows him to make mischiefs, they get vipers or iguanas that show to the girls to frighten them, they also load with an element sound call ' chiquis' that is a stick (of guarume) hollow with seeds that it produces a sound with the movement like of rattle.
This dance is considered as a carnivalesque game, but with certain rules that it is necessary to complete, because if they are not completed, people that plays it can go him bad.
I took this picture in the cultural ship in the Fair Tabasco 2004.
More information about indigenous dances in:
http://www.cdi.gob.mx/conadepi/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=658&Itemid=3 |
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Hay muchos colores y contrastes en éste, siempre encuentro su pozo de las notas tan detallado y util.
Hello Ninfa, what a very rich indigenous heritage you have in Mexico, this is one of the things I love about TL and TE you can learn so much about other countries and it's people. This is a great shot with a great use of DoF, the colours are superb as well as your note.
Thanks for sharing with us Ninfa.
Well done.
::M::
Su cuadro es muy gracioso
Me gusto mucho
Gracias
Hello preciosa Ninfa ... I'm impressed that you've captured so much beautiful colors from this mask ... I saw that you use flash ... i'm curious ... how do you get to not 'burn' the photo with the flash ? do you know what that means 'fill flash' ? i have heard this other time and don't know what is and how to use at taking photos ... in truth, i don't like to use flash, may be the real truth is that i don't know how to use the flash properly, mainly because usually it burns the subject ( the nears one ) ... well, as usual, your note is very enriched, plenty of knowledge, and your photo better yet ... thanks for sharing your photos, your time, your message with me, my family and all people here at TL that surely becomes better with your friendship ( amizade )...
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