Types of Boys from Different Provinces of Guatemala
Artist/Maker
Richard B. Hoit
United States, 1887-1973
Date1936
CultureAmerican
Mediumgelatin silver print
DimensionsSight: 7 5/8 x 9 7/8 in. (19.4 x 25.1 cm)
Mat: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
Mat: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Terms
Object number2003.29.5
On View
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DescriptionThree young Guatemala Maya men in traditional clothing are shown in this photograph. They appear to wear the traje or local costume of Todos Santos Cuchumatán, Huehuetenango, which would have been much more common in the 1930’s than it is today.- Art of North America
