William Frej Rituals of the Cora: Holy Week in Santa Teresa, Nayarit, Mexico Portfolio
Collection
Identifier: PICT-2019-014
Scope and Content
The portfolio contains 16 black and white prints of Holy Week in Santa Teresa, Nayarit, Mexico by American photographer William Frej. The portfolio also includes a colophon, background/contextual essay, and thumbnails with description and context for each photo.
Dates
- 2019
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Copy Restrictions
Duplication of print and photographic material is allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for copyright compliance. For more information see the Photographs and Images Research Guide and contact the Pictorial Archivist.
Biography
William Frej, born in 1948, is a documentary photographer based in Santa Fe, NM and Merida, Mexico. He has spent decades photographing remote cultures around the world.
The indigenous Cora or Náayerite people, as they call themselves live in the very remote village of Santa Teresa, Nayarit, Mexico. They have largely maintained their isolation from outside influences, since they expelled the Jesuits in 1767. Their nominally Christian Holy Week celebrations incorporate Catholic customs with Cora beliefs, depicting the death and resurrection of Christ in the larger context of a battle between good and evil.
The indigenous Cora or Náayerite people, as they call themselves live in the very remote village of Santa Teresa, Nayarit, Mexico. They have largely maintained their isolation from outside influences, since they expelled the Jesuits in 1767. Their nominally Christian Holy Week celebrations incorporate Catholic customs with Cora beliefs, depicting the death and resurrection of Christ in the larger context of a battle between good and evil.
Extent
16 items (1 box) : 16 black and white photographic prints ; 17" x 22"
Abstract
Portfolio of 16 black and white prints, with colophon, essay, and thumbnail page of Holy Week celebrations of the Cora Indians in Santa Teresa, Nayarit, Mexico.
Physical Location
B2. Shelved in Big Box location by Pictorial Number
Processing Information
Collection is unprocessed.
- Title
- Finding Aid of the William Frej Rituals of the Cora: Holy Week in Santa Teresa, Nayarit, Mexico Portfolio, 2019
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- B. Silbergleit
- Date
- © 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Revision Statements
- 20220321: Finding aid enhanced from unprocessed to processed status.
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu