Yucateco materials, Victoria R. Bricker Papers
Language: Yucateco
Date: 1971-1973, 1978-1979
Contributor: Bricker, Victoria Reifler, 1940- | Dzul Canche, Ofelia | Po'ot, Desidelio Cohuo | Po'ot Yah, Eleuterio | Po'ot, Francisca Cohuo
Subject: Yucatán (Mexico : State)--History
Type: Sound recording
Extent: 17 sound tape reels, 2 audiocassettes (18 hr., 1 min.)
Description: NOTE: This guide entry only describes the audio collection (formerly call number Mss.SMs.Coll.15), which has been merged with recently processed manuscripts materials to form the Victoria R. Bricker Papers (Mss.Ms.Coll.178). This entry does not reflect manuscript materials or any understanding of the audio since receiving the manuscript materials, and is in the process of being updated.
Field recordings made in the Yucatan in Mayan communities including Chan-Kom, Chancah-Veracruz, Ebtún, Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Hocabá, Nunkiní, Patchakan, Sanahcat, Sotuta. These recordings include research conducted in relation to Bricker's "The Indian Christ, the Indian King: The Historical Substrate of Maya Myth and Ritual," pertaining to the influence of post-conquest history on the development of some indigenous practices. These include recordings of numerous conversations, stories relating to major conflicts that occurred in the region, and miscellaneous folkloric stories.
Collection: Victoria R. Bricker Papers Mss.Ms.Coll.178