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A dancer in a green skirt with the machete held down, and cylinders on the right.

WM-GRO-10-118

The lowered machete, in front of the tables

On the court at night, the dancer in the green skirt holds the machete down. The headdress has a painted face and red feathers. The chest has a green piece. The line continues with cylinders.

Black pigment covers his body. The sandals are brown. The other hand holds pale pieces. The skirt has fringe. On the right are red and green cylinders, and headdresses. People sit at the tables, with buckets. On the left, a young man in a pink shirt holds up a phone. The hoop is above. The floor is green and has lines. The sky is dark.

Catalogue record

Field report
La Montaña de Guerrero
Folder
10 Xtá Ratsá event
Type
Photograph
Place
Laguna Seca
Community
Laguna Seca
Themes
Credit
MANNE DOEZ / Weaving Memories
Rights
All rights reserved. Free to view; any reuse requires permission from the community and the photographer.
Code
WM-GRO-10-118

How to cite

MANNE DOEZ / Weaving Memories. “The lowered machete, in front of the tables”. La Montaña de Guerrero, folder 10 Xtá Ratsá event. Code WM-GRO-10-118. General archive, Weaving Memories. https://weavingmemories.org/en/archivo/museo/evento-xta-ratsa-118/

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