La Iglesia de Nahuala (The Church of Nahuala)

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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 the Church of Nahuala. Photographed by Michael Plyler in Nahuala, Guatemala. Same image as Roll 42 in Subseries 3.2. Description from Plyler: "For years Nahuala would not permit outsiders in the village. Finally, in the seventies things started to loosen up. Because of this outside world ban to this day they have a very authentic Indian market. In 2000, I started leading select groups to Guatemala as a way of funding my own photographic endeavors. In 2002 I had a group scheduled so I arrived a couple of weeks early to work on my photographic project. I hired a driver and a car for the day and went to Sunday market there. I hadn't been there in many years and was surprised at how crowded it had become. I was also surprised to see a Mormon mission building of some sort there. I'm not sure that if qualified as a church exactly. I spent about three hours tooling around and wasn't very satisfied with what I was getting. I took a roll of the church on the way out and got this shot with my Mamiya on a monopod."

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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.