A mass for the departed
Una misa para una difunta
Object Details
| Subject Language | Tzeltal |
| Language PID(s) | ailla:119666 |
| Title [Indigenous] | |
| Language of Indigenous Title | |
| Title | A mass for the departed |
| Language Community | Tseltal de Bachajón |
| Country(ies) | Mexico |
| Place Created | Cacualá, Bachajón, Chiapas |
| Date Created | 2008-07-19 |
| Description [Indigenous] | |
| Language of Indigenous Description | |
| Description | This video documents a mass in memory of Sra. Petrona Gómez Moreno, who died the year before. The mass is presented in the Tseltal language. At the same time, the musical group that appears interprets eulogies in Tseltal. The filming is of short duration; it ends with a chat with Anselmo and an elderly man, a relative of the departed. 1. A person is preaching, later a musical trio sings and at the end everyone is praying in front of the altar. 2. The musicians are singing, later, several people give a speech of thanks, and at the end, Anselmo Silvano interviews the homeowner. |
| Genres | Prayer Interview Instrumental music Ceremony |
| Source Note | Bachajón_misa_ta_Cacuala |
| References | |
| Contributor(s) Individual / Role | Polian, Gilles (Researcher) Silvano, Anselmo (Interviewer) López Gómez, Pedro (Researcher) Aguilar Méndez, Sebastían (Researcher) |
| Contributor(s) Corporate / Role |
Media Files
There are 10 objects in this resource| Object | File Types | Access Level |
|---|---|---|
| TZH003R013I001.mp3 | audio/mp3 | 1 |
| TZH003R013I001.wav | 1 | |
| TZH003R013I002.mp3 | audio/mp3 | 1 |
| TZH003R013I002.wav | 1 | |
| TZH003R013I001.mp4 | video/mp4 | 1 |
| TZH003R013I001.mpg | 1 | |
| TZH003R013I002.mp4 | video/mp4 | 1 |
| TZH003R013I002.mpg | 1 | |
| TZH003R013I001.eaf | text/x-eaf+xml | 1 |
| TZH003R013I002.eaf | text/x-eaf+xml | 1 |
