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Corazón de cielo, corazón de agua

Pascual Abaj

Pascual Abaj

Process and Vision of the Peace Accords

Process and Vision of the Peace Accords

Grandma Ixmucane

Grandma Ixmucane

Paula Nicho Cúmez
Kaqchikel Maya, San Juan Comalapa, b. 1956
Helen Moran Collection

Oil on canvas

Artist’s Statement: There are three energies: Ruk’ux ya’el, Heart of the Water; Ruk’ux ulew, the Heart of the Earth, and Ruk’ux kaj, the Heart of the Sky. These are the energies that protect us and provide us with security and alimentation, the way a mother does.

Hay tres energías, Ruk’ux ya’el (el Corazón del agua), Ruk’ux ulew (el Corazón de la tierra), y Ruk’ux kaj (el Corazón del Cielo). Ellos son quienes nos protegen y nos provéen de seguridad y alimentación como lo hace una madre.

Ru K’ux Y’a / Heart of the Water

Ru K’ux Y’a / Heart of the Water

Paula Nicho Cúmez
Kaqchikel Maya, San Juan Comalapa, b. 1956
Helen Moran Collection

Oil on canvas

In the Guatemala highlands, a small indigenous village nestles in the bosom of Mother Earth, who embraces the surrounding volcanoes. Corn, the staff of life, is flourishing. Native birds, many of them depicted in the patterns of traditional weaving, enliven the scene.
The Earth, and everything in it, is sacred to the Maya.

Paula Nicho Cúmez has achieved an international reputation with her poetic, sometimes surrealist visions of women and the natural world. Originally a weaver, she learned to paint from her husband, Salvador Cúmez Curruchich. They live in San Juan Comalapa, which has become a center for Maya art. In the painting, Mother Earth is wearing a blouse from the artist’s own town.

En lo alto del Altiplano, una pequeña aldea indígena se enclava en el seno de la Madre Tierra, que abraza los volcanes circundantes. El maíz, el bastón de la vida, está floreciendo. Las aves nativas, muchas de ellas representadas en los patrones del tejido tradicional, animan la escena. La Tierra, y todo lo que existe en ella, es sagrada para los mayas.

La artista Paula Nicho Cúmez ha logrado una reputación internacional con sus visiones poéticas y surrealistas de las mujeres y del mundo natural. Originariamente tejedora, Paula aprendió a pintar de su esposo, Salvador Cúmez Curruchich. Viven en San Juan Comalapa, un centro de arte maya. En la pintura, la Madre Tierra lleva un huipil del propio pueblo de la artista.

Respect to Mother Earth

Respect to Mother Earth

Akqkiij / Maya Priest

Akqkiij / Maya Priest

Cofrade of Sololá

Cofrade of Sololá

La Bara

La Bara

Procession in Santa Catarina Ixtahuacán

Procession in Santa Catarina Ixtahuacán

Julian Coché Mendoza

Calendar

Calendar

Patzun Calendar

Patzun Calendar

Goddess of Corn

Goddess of Corn

Pedro Rafael González Chavajay

Pedro Rafael González Chavajay

Pedro Rafael González Chavajay

Paula Nicho Cúmez

Salvador Cúmez Curruchich

Purification of the Soul

Purification of the Soul

Pedro Rafael González Chavajay

Diego Isaias Hernandez Mendez

Pedro Rafael González Chavajay

Healer

Healer

Antonio C. Ixtamer
Arte Maya Tz’utuhil Collection

Paula Nicho Cúmez

Helen Moran Collection

Maria Elena Curruchiche

Helen Moran Collection

Paula Nicho Cúmez

Helen Moran Collection

Paula Nicho Cúmez

Helen Moran Collection

Paula Nicho Cúmez

Helen Moran Collection

Pedro Rafael González Chavajay

Arte Maya Tz'utujil Collection

Pedro Rafael González Chavajay

Arte Maya Tz'utujil Collection

Our Mother Earth

Division Within the Catholic Church of San Juan la Laguna

Ru K’ux Kaj / Heart of the Sky

Antonio C. Ixtamer

Arte Maya Tz'utujil Collection

Oscar Nix

Lorenzo González Chavajay

Helen Moran Collection

Julian Coché Mendoza

Arte Maya Tz'utuhil

Oscar Nix

Pedro Rafael González Chavajay

Arte Maya Tz'utujil Collection

Ceremonial New Year Cycle

Pedro Rafael González Chavajay

Helen Moran Collection

Ceremonial New Year Cycle

Pedro Rafael González Chavajay

Helen Moran Collection

Equinox

Pedro Rafael González Chavajay

Arte Maya Tz'utujil

Dog

Paula Nicho Cúmez

Helen Moran Collection

The Guardian Animals

Salvador Cúmez Curruchich

Arte Maya Tz'utujil

Pedro Rafael González Chavajay

Arte Maya Tz'utujil

Giving Thanks for the Children

Pedro Rafael González Chavajay

Helen Moran Collection

What Dogs See on Day of the Dead

Isaias Gonzales Morales

Arte Maya Tz'utujil

Qab'aniikiil

Pedro Rafael González Chavajay

Arte Maya Tz'utujil

Salvador Reanda Quieju

Helen Moran Collection

The Healer, Santiago Atitlán

Antonio Coché Mendoza

Helen Moran Collection

Childbirth

Juan Fermin González Morales

Helen Moran Collection

The Midwife

Pedro Rafael González Chavajay

Helen Moran Collection

Divination

Juan Sisay

Arte Maya Tz'utujil

Mario González Chavajay

Arte Maya Tz'utujil

Healer

Vicenta Puzul de González

Arte Maya Tz'utujil

Pedro Rafael González Chavajay

Arte Maya Tz'utujil

Day of Ceremonies in Chichicastanango

Vicenta Puzul de González

Arte Maya Tz'utujil

Matías González Chavajay

Arte Maya Tz'utujil

Matías González Chavajay

Arte Maya Tz'utujil

Deer Dance

Rafael González y González

Arte Maya Tz'utujil

Edwin González

Arte Maya Tz'utujil

Dance of the Animals

Emilio González Morales

Arte Maya Tz'utujil

The Dream of Isaias

Diego Isaias Hernandez Mendez

Arte Maya Tz'utujil

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