Ayuuk
Lands
The Sierra Mixe of northeastern Oaxaca, Mexico, including Tlahuitoltepec, Tamazulapam, Ayutla and Guichicovi
Countries Mexico
Facts 3
Today
Backstrap loom weaving continues in Tamazulapam, Tlahuitoltepec and Cotzocón, and young Ayuuk artists are taking up mural and canvas painting.
As of 2019 Source: Secretaría de Cultura, Sistema de Información Cultural (SIC), Gobierno de México, Mixes : Pueblos indígenas México : Sistema de Información Cultural-Secretaría de Cultura (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Culture
Festivals in the upper and middle Ayuuk region are known for musical duels between bands.
Source: Secretaría de Cultura, Sistema de Información Cultural (SIC), Gobierno de México, Mixes : Pueblos indígenas México : Sistema de Información Cultural-Secretaría de Cultura (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Language
In the Ayuuk language the word for a festival is xëëw, which also means day, sun, time and name.
Source: Secretaría de Cultura, Sistema de Información Cultural (SIC), Gobierno de México, Mixes : Pueblos indígenas México : Sistema de Información Cultural-Secretaría de Cultura (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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