Heidi con Muneca (Heidi with Doll)

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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 Heidi (Kaqchikel) with doll. Photographed by Michael Plyler in San Antonio Aguas Calientes, Guatemala. Roll 67. Same as photographic print Heidi con Muneca (Heidi with Doll) in Subseries 2.1. Description from Plyler: "As previously stated in Dona Raphaela's caption information, Heidi was Raphaela's granddaughter. She was such a sweet little girl and it was obvious Raphaela was very proud of her. At one point in the conversation Heidi was indicating her resistance to speaking her native Kaqchikel in lieu of her second language, Spanish. Raphaela was clearly not pleased of this prospect. I pointed out to Heidi that no matter who you were it was good to speak more than one language. Using myself as an example, I explained to her that the reason I was able to have conversations with her and her grandmother was because I spoke Spanish in addition to my native English, just as she spoke Spanish in addition to her native Kaqchikel."

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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.