Nuevo Mexico profundo
Subtitle: rituals of an indo-hispano homeland
By: photographs by Miguel Gandert ; essays by Enrique Lamadrid ... [et al.].
Contributors: Lamadrid, Enrique R.
Publisher: Musuem of New Mexico Press; National Hispanic Cultural Center of new Mexico
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Santa Fe; Albuquerque
Language: eng
Number of pages: 175
Subjects: Hispanic Americans -- New Mexico -- Social life and customs -- Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans -- Rio Grande Valley -- Social life and customs -- Pictorial works.; Indians of North America -- Mixed descent -- New Mexico -- Social life and customs -- Pictorial works.; Indians of North America -- Mixed descent -- Rio Grande Valley -- Social life and customs -- Pictorial works.; Folklore -- New Mexico.; Folklore -- Rio Grande Valley.; New Mexico -- Social life and customs -- Pictorial works.; Rio Grande Valley -- Social life and customs -- Pictorial works.
Genres: Pictorial works.
Description: "In this book photographer Miguel Gandert records the sacred rituals and dances of the mestizo peoples of the upper Río Grande in 130 black-and-white photographs. Included are images of the two great Indo-Hispano regional traditions, the Matachines conquest dance drama, complete with monsters and bull, and the multifaceted Comanches celebration, with its equestrian victory play and boisterous dances"--Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.