Madre e Hija (Mother and Daughter)

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See more items in: Michael Plyler photographs from Guatemala; Michael Plyler photographs from Guatemala / Series 2: Kaqchikel / 2.1: Kaqchikel photographic prints

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 mother and daughter (Kaqchikel). Photographed by Michael Plyler in Santa Catarina Palopo, Guatemala. Same image as Roll 41 in Subseries 2.2. Description from Plyler: "In 2010 I attended a friend's daughter's wedding. The groom was a returning Peace Corps volunteer who did his stint in Guatemala. At some point during the reception I was talking to a fellow volunteer who served with the groom in Guatemala. We exchanged observations about the Maya and at one point I mentioned that I was struck at the complete lack of guile among these people. She made the same observation, and was pleased that we both had the same take on it though out time there started generations apart from each other. This woman and her daughter from Santa Catarina Palopo are one of many examples of this phenomenon."

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NMAI.AC.071

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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.