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Huay Max and Oxchujk:

The Yüumtsilo’ob K’aaxo’ob Cooperative, 2019, and a New Publication from Martín Gómez Ramírez

The autumn has arrived and the harvest season is upon us. It is a time to remember and honor our ancestors, and all of those we have recently lost. We send our warmest regards to all of our friends as we move into the cooler months ahead, hoping that all of our families will finally have a chance to gather together and share a home cooked meal. We look forward to the New Year, with hope and promise that we will all overcome this pandemic and once again meet in person to continue our meaningful work together.

This month, as we await the reports from our recently funded online workshops, we again harken back to 2019 with a report from Omar Chan, who worked with the Yüumtsilo’ob K’aaxo’ob Cooperative in Huay Max, Quintana Roo, where he conducted a workshop sponsored by MAM in which members learned to embroider and inscribe glyphs onto cultural products like huipiles and gourd cups. Omar is currently facilitating one of our first online workshops this month, and we look forward to reporting back about that soon!

We would also like to congratulate our friend and colleague Martín Gómez Ramírez on his upcoming publication, Escrito Está Sobre Oxchujk: El verdadero significado de oxchujk en glifos de la cultura maya. Back in September of 2019, we published Martín’s report from a conference he facilitated at the Intercultural University (UNICH) in Oxchuc, Chiapas in which he presented a dedicatory hieroglyphic plaque that he had written and sculpted in Tseltal. Based on a parallel reading in the Paris Codex, Martín proposes that the original meaning of Oxchujk refers to ‘Three Captives’. Here, we include one of Martín’s many illustrations.

Also included in the publication are additional name glyphs that Martín has designed for multiple municipalities in Chiapas. We wish Martín all the best with his new book, and we wish you all a safe and healthy autumn.

Yum Bo’otik
Wakolowal ta a pisilik

Sincerely,

Michael Grofe, President

MAM

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