Boruca people
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The Boruca people are an Indigenous group from southern Costa Rica known for their rich artistic traditions, especially their colorful hand-carved masks and annual "Fiesta de los Diablitos" festival.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Indigenous people ⓘ |
| artStyle |
intricate carving
ⓘ
symbolic imagery ⓘ vivid colors ⓘ |
| continent |
Central America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North America ⓘ |
| country | Costa Rica ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
dance
ⓘ
storytelling ⓘ traditional music ⓘ |
| culturalRevitalization |
language revitalization efforts
ⓘ
youth art and craft workshops ⓘ |
| environment | tropical rainforest region ⓘ |
| festivalDuration | several days ⓘ |
| festivalMeaning | commemoration of Indigenous resistance to Spanish conquest ⓘ |
| festivalRitual | mock battles between diablitos and bull representing Spaniards ⓘ |
| festivalSeason |
early January
ⓘ
late December ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | bearers of Costa Rican intangible cultural heritage ⓘ |
| historicalRelation | pre-Columbian Indigenous societies of southern Costa Rica ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Fiesta de los Diablitos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
colorful hand-carved masks ⓘ resistance symbolism in art ⓘ traditional weaving ⓘ woodcarving ⓘ |
| language | Boruca language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Chibchan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageStatus | endangered language ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Puntarenas Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSettlement |
Boruca community
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rey Curré community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maskMaterial |
balsa wood
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cedro wood ⓘ |
| maskTheme |
animal motifs
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diablito (little devil) figures ⓘ forest spirits ⓘ |
| populationStatus | small Indigenous population ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | Indigenous people of Costa Rica ⓘ |
| region | southern Costa Rica ⓘ |
| religion | syncretic Catholic and Indigenous beliefs ⓘ |
| traditionalClothing | handwoven textiles ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
artisanal crafts
ⓘ
eco-cultural tourism ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalFestival | Fiesta de los Diablitos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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