Two Faces

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Collection Citation: Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Vita Rose photographs of Guadalupe de la Cruz Rios and family, image #, NMAI.AC.372; National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center, Smithsonian Institution.

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Scope and Contents: Portrait of Wixarika (Huichol) marakame, or shaman, Guadalupe de la Cruz Rios holding her great nephew Oscar during the annual Wixarika (Huichol) pilgrimage to Wirikuta (Wiricuta), in Nayarit, Mexico.
Vita Rose Narrative: Two faces, one marked by life's experiences both joyous and tragic, the other, that of a baby boy just stepping onto life's path. Mi Abuela Doña Guadalupe, matriarch and principal marakame (shaman) of her extended family, was born 90 years ago and has joined her ancestors. Oscar is now 11 years old. Doña Guadalupe had no children of her own yet she was mi Abuela, my Grandmother, to dozens od nieces and nephew and their children and we gringos who had the incredible good fortune to know her, hear her stories and be in ceremony with her. Her wise teachings were offered freely to all who cared to listen. She particularly loved and teased the children, passionately admonishing them to follow el camino derecho, the good path, and the traditional moral and ethical teachings of their Huichol ancestors. May her wish be granted and may these two faces represent an unbroken chain of wise tradition.

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Vita Rose photographs of Guadalupe de la Cruz Rios and family

Creator

Rose, Vita

Summary

This collection includes photographic prints made by Vita Rose circa 1996 of Doña Guadalupe de la Cruz Rios and her family in Nayarit, Mexico. Guadalupe de la Cruz Rios was a Wixarika (Huichol) visual artist, musician, and spiritual leader.