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This
fieldwork project, conducted in 1992, involved documenting backstrap
weaving traditions in the Mam Indian village of Todos Santos
de Cuchamatan in the Highlands. Additional documention of the
annual Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations, included
gravestone preparations in the cemetery, marimba performances,
and horse races.
Researchers:
June Anderson and Karin Kamb
Photographs: All photographs are
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The
village of Todos Santos de Cuchamatan
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Woman
weaving on a backstrap loom
at home in Todos Santos
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Young
girls wear traditional huipiles (blouses) handwoven
in designs that identify their village of Todos Santos
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Santa
Perfitt paints her grandmother's gravestone before the
annual celebration of Dia de los Muertos in Todos Santos
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Village
men play the marimba as part of the Dia de los Muertos
celebration in Todos Santos
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Celebrants
wear masks and clothing of the Colonial Period during
the Dia de los Muertos festivities in Todos Santos
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