El Corte de Pelo (The Haircut)

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Collection Citation: Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Michael Plyler photographs from Guatemala, image #, NMAI.AC.071; National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center, Smithsonian Institution.

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Scope and Contents: Photograph of a haircut. Photographed by Michael Plyler in Chichicastenango, Guatemala. Roll 5. Same as photographic print El Corte de Pelo (The Haircut) in Subseries 3.1. Description from Plyler: "I was wandering the market in Chichi when I came upon this guy with his outdoor barber shop. I was astounded to notice he was using a straight razor as his main cutting instrument. He charged 25 centavos for a haircut so I paid him 50 centavos to snap about 5 frames with the Mamiya. I hand-held the medium format with an 'L' shaped bracket attached at 1/60 second @ f8 or f11. This was in the heyday of my firefighting career when I was quite fit and had really good upper body strength. I chanced being able to hold the heavy Mamiya steady hand-held. Now, almost thirty years later, I wouldn't even attempt it without a tripod or monopod."

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Michael Plyler photographs from Guatemala

Creator

Plyler, Michael, 1955-

Summary

This collection consists of photographic prints, negatives, and transparencies taken by Michael Plyler between 1982 and 2018 that depict the everyday lives of five Highland Maya community groups from Guatemala. Also included are images of churches, buildings, and historic structures from Guatemala.