Description
The Painted Tables of Sarhua are a cultural tradition that has been preserved for several generations in the town of Sarhua in the Victor Fajardo province, in the Ayacucho region. This economic activity is carried out by men and women residents with the purpose of safeguarding the heritage, life, use and customs of family tradition, ancestors and important facts, constituting an important inheritance and a means of communication as a key means to order the social life of the town.
The Painted Tables of Sarhua have two sizes: the original Tables that measure 2.5 meters and are used as support columns for the main beam of the roof for a new house, on which scenes related to the family genealogy, the tutelary gods and the Catholic saints venerated by the family are painted. They also usually represent episodes from family history or important moments in the life cycle of your immediate family. They were accompanied by short texts written in Quechua or Spanish that identify or comment on the scenes with a normative or exemplary message.
These large tables involve a traditional and ritual ceremony, they are given as gifts by the godfathers or roof compadres to the owners of the house. The compadres walk the streets carrying the painted boards, accompanied by musicians, singers and botijeros carrying the porongos of chicha de jora, who are received by the owners of the house with a banquet. This transfer ceremony is called TABLA APAKUYKUY.
Small boards appear since 1970, the traditional artists of Sarhua decide to paint boards in small formats less than 1 meter so that they can be marketed in artisan markets. The transfer of tradition to small-format painted boards involved the conservation of the essence of their technique, changes in the design, materials used and, most importantly, they incorporated new allusive themes where communal scenes such as festivals, customs and agricultural activities were shown.
The technical process begins by adapting the wood, pasting it with plaster and, once dry, it is traced with a pencil. For painting, colored soils are used that are handcrafted on site, the pigments are found in the dyes of native plants (brown color is obtained), as well as cochineal (purple and pink color is obtained). The color black is obtained from the ashes; Currently, some workshops use anilines and temperas to give it greater attractiveness and diversity of color.
The painted boards of Sarhua have been declared Cultural Heritage of the Nation, and the town of Sarhua has also been declared by the Peruvian State as a “Charming Town” to promote tourism, its crafts and culture.
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The painted boards of Sarhua are a cultural tradition that has been preserved for several generations in the village of Sarhua in the province of Victor Fajardo, in the Ayacucho region. This economic activity is carried out by the villagers, men and women, with the purpose of safeguarding the heritage, life, use and customs of the family tradition, ancestors and important events, constituting an important heritage and a means of communication as a key means to order the social life of the village.
The original Tablas, which measure 2.5 meters and are used as support columns for the main beam of the roof of a new house, are painted with scenes related to the family genealogy, the tutelary gods and the Catholic saints venerated by the family. They also often depict episodes from the family history or important moments in the life cycle of their immediate family. They are accompanied by short texts written in Quechua or Spanish that identify or comment on the scenes with a normative or exemplary message. These tables involve a traditional ceremony and ritual, and are given as gifts by the godfathers or compadres de techo to the owners of the house. The compadres go through the streets carrying the painted boards, accompanied by musicians, singers and 'botijeros' who carry the 'porongos' of chicha de jora, who are received by the owners of the house with a banquet. This transfer ceremony is called TABLA APAKUYKUY.
The small boards appear since 1970 onwards, the traditional artists of Sarhua decided to paint boards in small formats of less than 1 meter so that they could be commercialized in the artisan markets. The transfer of the tradition to the small format painted boards implied the conservation of the essence and changes in the design, and materials used. The most important thing they incorporated was new allusive themes such as festivities, customs and agricultural activities. The technical process begins by adapting the wood, and filling it with plaster. Once dry, it is traced with a pencil, colored pigments are used for the painting, which are handmade locally. The pigments are found in the dyes of the native plants (brown color is obtained), as well as from the cochineal (purple and pink color is obtained). Black color is obtained from ashes; Nowadays, some workshops use aniline and tempera to give more color and diversity of color.
The painted boards of Sarhua have been declared as Cultural Patrimony of the Nation, also the town of Sarhua has been declared by the Peruvian State as "Town with Charm" to promote tourism, its handicrafts and culture.
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