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This grandmother was one of the last in town to wear traditional costume. Since the picture was taken in 2005 she has gone blind. Her family had seen her picture on the internet and I was able to give many copies of the original photo to family members.
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Pedro Martinez and his wife on the boat crossing to Analco. We had to share the boat with a goat who we kept a sharp eye on just in case it started to butt. Pedro is a master artist and his free hand drawing are amazing.
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Recently paved streets in Xalitla. (2005)
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The church is across the river which is ok for foot traffic because of a foot bridge.
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Inside the church.
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Photo from 2005 , now a paved road ( 2009)
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Old style home , they are rapidly being repalced with brick and block houses.
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Wood carving and mask making are still part of the culture here and these old doors are wonderful examples of the application to daily life of these artisans.
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Amate artist painting a piece for a contect which will be held in honor of the Bi centenial of Mexico. Fonart , a government agency, holds these contests in many regions of Mexico to help preserve the traditional arts and awards large prizes to the winners to get a good deal of participation.
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Another relative of Pedro painting a wood box for the resale in the handicraft markets around Mexico city and Acapulco.
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Details of the free had drawing that is just amazing. How to plan and execute these pieces is a miracle.
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A box painted in the " historia" style , a picture that tells a story , a wedding or planting or festival etc.
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The foot bridge over the River.
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Pedro Martinez
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A larger piece of Pedros work, I have 5 of his, which I treasure.
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Details
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A larger more common type of Amate painting which is birds and flowers. this is unique because of the limited color of the design.
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Amate with a pure floral design. People ask for certain types of these works and this was a special order.
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Taken in 2005 the man has now passed away and the woman is blind. I was able to help her with a gift in just a small way. The needs in these villages is so great no individual can fill them.
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Wearing her overblouse
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View from Xalitla
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The beginnings of an amate history. What is really interesting is that the amate paper is made in another state and by a different ethnic group, the Otomi.
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costume with out the overblouse.(2004)
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Typical amate paper sold all over Mexico.
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The main street entering into Xalitla in 2005 , down the road is the trusty Nissan Sentra that did most of the heavy lifting on these trips.
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Open kitchen, it is hot in xalitla.
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One of Pedros drawings.
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