| Maker(s): | Chauche, Daniel
| | Culture: | French-American (1951 - )
| | Title: | San Simon, San Andres Itzapa, from La Santeria Chapina (Volume I, Folio 9 de 12)
| | Date Made: | 1978 negative; 2011 print
| | Type: | Photograph/Portfolio
| | Materials: | gelatin silver print
| | Place Made: | Guatemala
| | Measurements: | sheet: 19 13/16 in x 15 15/16 in; 50.3 cm x 40.5 cm; image: 16 3/4 in x 12 in; 42.5 cm x 30.5 cm
| | Narrative Inscription: | in pencil on verso: San Simeon, San Andres Itzapa, 1978 / La Santeria Chapina / Vol. I, Folio 9/12 / Daniel Cauche
| | Accession Number: | SC 2012.19.3
| | Credit Line: | Purchased with the Margaret Walker Purinton Fund
| | Museum Collection: | Smith College Museum of Art
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Description:
shrine; carved figure of a man with mustache, cowboy hat, coat, rosary around his neck, fake flowers around him, a floral clock over his head, cigars, alcohol, bandanas and money scattered around his feet and over his lap; religion; cult; saint; altar; tradition; folklore; superstition
Label Text:
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