Friends of the Ixchel Museum Volume Twenty Three • Number One • June 2012

BOARD OF DIRECTORS President Raymond Senuk | St. Louis, MO Vice-Presidents Yolanda Alcorta | Washington, D.C. Ana-Maria V. Zaugg | Plymouth Meeting, PA Secretary/Treasurer Carlos Nottebohm | Gladwyne, PA

Joe Borgatti | New York, NY Emilie de Brigard | Higganum, CT Joan Chatfield-Taylor |San Francisco, CA Cathrine Denton | Raleigh, NC Ted Grover | Princeton, NJ Three of the Ixchel’s most appealing publications will now be available through the American- Anabella Schloesser de Paiz | Guatemala based Friends of the Ixchel Museum, eliminating the complications of ordering from the museum Susan M. de Riojas | Guatemala itself. Rostros de la Guatemala Idígena, Images of Indigenous Guatemala by Anne Girard is $35, Margot Blum Schevill | Berkeley, CA Bordados:Stitches That Unite Cultures, the lavishly-detailed catalogue for last year’s embroidery Ana Smith | Guatemala Monika Snodgrass | France exhibition is $30, and the folded version of the new Huipiles map will be $15, plus shipping and Loa P. Traxler | Landenberg, PA handling. To order, please send your request to [email protected]

Would you prefer to errata receive your newsletter We regret the numbering of the FOIM bulletins have been incorrect starting with Volume 20 #2 (2009). Corrections as follows: via the Internet? If so, Volume 21 #2 (December 2009) should read Volume 20 #2 (December 2009) please send us an email at Volume 22 #1 (June 2010) should read Volume 21 #1 (June 2010) [email protected], so Volume 22 #2 (November 2010) should read Volume 21 #2 (November 2010) Volume 21 #1 (June 2011) should read Volume 22 #1 (June 2011) that we can put you on Volume 21 #2 (December 2011) should read Volume 22 #2 (December 2011) our internet list. The month and year were correct only the Volume # was incorrect. With this issue of the bulletin the numbering is correct – Volume 23 # 1 (June 2012) Our growth is only possible through your generosity! Join Us Now! Images of Indigenous Guatemala

Name: by raymond senuk In the summer issue of the Bulletin, Volume contributed essays to the book are Rosario photos by anne girard 18 number 1 June 2007, our lead article Mirabelés de Polanco, Barbara Knoke de Address: "…[the photos] featured the extraordinary skills and accom- Arathoon and Ingrid Roldán Martinez. They Friends Of The plishments of Anne Girard who at the time have worked with Anne for many years and City: capture the joyous was the Director of the Photographic Archive capture the spirit of Anne’s photographs in Ixchel Museum spirit of everyday at the Museo Ixchel. She retired from that their writings. The text of the essays and all State: Zip Code: Country: position last year after 20 years of service. the label information for the photos is bilin- PO Box 30, Princeton, NJ 08542 USA and ritual life in A project that was always her dream was to gual: Spanish and English. Telephone (Day): produce a photographic testament to the the Guatemalan Anne’s earliest images in black and white indigenous Maya peoples of Guatemala her Members receive free entrance to exhibitions Telephone (Evening): dating to the 1980s are part of Barbara highlands." adopted home. It is with great pleasure that I of FOIM in the U.S. and to the Museo Ixchel in Knoke’s chapter titled ‘Rescuing traditions present this book to you our members. Guatemala City and discounts on purchases in E-mail: and customs’. I find them hauntingly beauti- the Museum Shop. Right to left: Two members of the Rostros de la Guatemala Idígena, Images ful and poignant. There are 20 black and [ ] Check Enclosed [ ] Interested in Volunteering cofradía in ceremonial dress. San of Indigenous Guatemala is the culmina- white images included in this chapter. The Benefactor $1,000 Contributor $100 Please indicate your donation amount: $ Andrés Sajcabajá, Quiché; 1982, tion of thirty five years of taking tens of remainder of the book is presented in eight Child flirting for the camera. Santa thousands of images and choosing a limited chapters organized by department. All the Patron $500 Family $50 Checks should be made payable to Friends of the Ixchel Museum, Inc. Please mail this form with your donation. Catarina Palopó; 2008, Cofrade. number of them that captures the heart and photographs, 100 of them, included in these Sponsor $250 Individual $25 For more information e-mail [email protected] Sololá; 1986. soul of Guatemala. The three individuals that chapters are done in color. As a group, I find Friends of the Ixchel Museum is an American foundation and donations Continued inside are deductible by the donor for U.S. general income tax purposes.

foim_7.2012.v22.n1_R4.indd 1-2 5/14/12 1:26 PM The Museum Anne Girard Cont.

A new guide to the The yearly March fundraiser and family museum was designed by Arq. excursion to El Zapote, the farm where doña Pilar Cruz and will be given Carmen de Pettersen lived and painted her without charge to all visitors. “Maya de Guatemala” portraits, was a huge This project was a logical success with over 400 people enjoying the follow on to the renovation swimming, fishing, and the beauty of of the permanent exhibi- the grounds. tion areas. Pilar gathered Anne Girard de Marroquín, Director Emeri- examples from many US and tus of the Photo Archive, has published a book European museums, to see of photographs of her field trips in Guate- what other museums were mala. The book was funded by the Daniele doing. Eventually it was decided to produce The Museo Ixchel is located Agostino Foundation and by Dr. Peter Gerber, a full color version that includes floor plans on 6a Calle final, zona 10, Curator at the Ethnographic Museum, Univer- and descriptions of the exhibit areas. To keep on the grounds of the sity of Zurich. Anne is donating the book to the guide current a flyer about the current Universidad Francisco Mar- the Ixchel Museum. changing exhibit areas will be placed inside roquín in Guatemala City. the permanent brochure. It was decided that The Fondation Carene of Zermatt, Switzer- The museum is open from trying to get a bilingual guide into one land, awarded the Ixchel Museum a second 9am to 5pm, Monday brochure was impractical. So English and grant to conserve, digitize, and store the through Friday, and from Spanish versions were produced. This project remaining 500 su’t in the museum collection. 9am to 1pm on Saturday. was funded by Friends of the Ixchel Museum. Curator Emeritus Rosario Miralbés de Polanco Admission is Q35 for is in charge of the project. Her team consists adults, Q15 for students In January, Barbara Knoke de Arathoon, of Registrar Violeta Gutierrez, Photographer Woman proudly wearing the that they capture the joyous spirit of everyday American Department of the Ethnographic and Q8 for schoolchildren. Anne Girard and María Fernanda García Maria Fernandez Garcia, data processor, Leslie distinctive dress that identifies her and ritual life in the Guatemalan highlands. Museum, University of Zurich, Switzerland. For further information on visited eight municipalities in Sololá to do Kuckling, and students, Sofia González, Ana village of origin. Chuarrancho; 2009, It is currently in press, but the price to our library access and holiday research, take photographs, and to buy Anne is contributing all the proceeds from Laura Tamayac, and Ana Isabel Chang. Men crocheting morrales, or shoul- members will be $35.00 plus postage. Please closings and more, please pieces for the textile collection. During the the sale of the book to the Museo Ixchel. We der bags. San Juan Atitán; 2008, send order requests to [email protected] Pro Teje published “Maya Threads of Gua- are grateful for her generosity and know visit museoixchel.org or five day trip funded by Friends of the Ixchel Young woman delightedly wearing temala—the language of symbols” by Nancy that it will enable the museum to continue its We found it extremely difficult to choose telephone 502 2331 3622 Museum, they visited San Juan la Laguna, her “Miss Congeniality” apparel. Tunche Granados, an indigenous woman from work. The book was made possible through images for this article. They are all powerful Santa Clara la Laguna, San Pablo la Laguna, San Pedro Sacatepéquez; 2011 Santa Lucía Utatlán, Santa María Visitación, San Pedro Sacatepéquez, who identifies the the generosity of the Daniele Agostino Der- images that explore the nature of the Maya San José Chacayá, San Andrés Semetabaj, symbols within the Maya weavings. ossi Foundation (Lexington, Massachusetts) peoples of Guatemala. Enjoy! and Concepción. and Dr. Peter Gerber, Former Curator of the Pro Teje is beginning to use natural dyes in Top: Cotton skeins their weavings. So far they have used a pale dyed with natural dyes. grey from the bark of the sauce tree, a yellow Photo María Fernanda García from the flowers of the chilca plant, and an Right: The beautiful new orange from carrots. Museum Guide designed by

Arq. Pilar Cruz Pro Teje honored its weavers on March 7th The Friends of the Ixchel Museum brochure May, Raymond Senuk and Yolanda Alcorta to coincide with International Women’s Day (Dia NEW was redesigned and printed. It includes more gave a workshop entitled “Continuous de la Mujer) with a presentation of dances and current information and especially our new Threads of the Maya Weaver.” Workshop a talk on natural brown cotton, followed by a BROCHURE address: P.O. Box 30 Princeton, NJ 08542 attendees were invited to bring their textiles for discussion and identification. There was a festive luncheon on the plaza in front of In past years the Friends has participated small exhibit of early twentieth century hul- the museum. in the Maya Weekend activities at the Univer- piles from the Friends collection as part the The Photography Club of Guatemala will sity of Pennsylvania Museum in Philadelphia weekend activities. hold their monthly meetings and exhibits in the by having an information booth promoting Ixchel Museum. The 2013 Ixchel Museum calen- the Ixchel Museum selling museum publica- Work continues on the website, and is dar will feature last year's photo contest winners. tions, textiles and Pro Teje merchandise. This expected to launch the site in the fall

foim_7.2012.v22.n1_R4.indd 3-4 5/14/12 1:27 PM The Museum Anne Girard Cont.

A new guide to the The yearly March fundraiser and family museum was designed by Arq. excursion to El Zapote, the farm where doña Pilar Cruz and will be given Carmen de Pettersen lived and painted her without charge to all visitors. “Maya de Guatemala” portraits, was a huge This project was a logical success with over 400 people enjoying the follow on to the renovation swimming, fishing, and the beauty of of the permanent exhibi- the grounds. tion areas. Pilar gathered Anne Girard de Marroquín, Director Emeri- examples from many US and tus of the Photo Archive, has published a book European museums, to see of photographs of her field trips in Guate- what other museums were mala. The book was funded by the Daniele doing. Eventually it was decided to produce The Museo Ixchel is located Agostino Foundation and by Dr. Peter Gerber, a full color version that includes floor plans on 6a Calle final, zona 10, Curator at the Ethnographic Museum, Univer- and descriptions of the exhibit areas. To keep on the grounds of the sity of Zurich. Anne is donating the book to the guide current a flyer about the current Universidad Francisco Mar- the Ixchel Museum. changing exhibit areas will be placed inside roquín in Guatemala City. the permanent brochure. It was decided that The Fondation Carene of Zermatt, Switzer- The museum is open from trying to get a bilingual guide into one land, awarded the Ixchel Museum a second 9am to 5pm, Monday brochure was impractical. So English and grant to conserve, digitize, and store the through Friday, and from Spanish versions were produced. This project remaining 500 su’t in the museum collection. 9am to 1pm on Saturday. was funded by Friends of the Ixchel Museum. Curator Emeritus Rosario Miralbés de Polanco Admission is Q35 for is in charge of the project. Her team consists adults, Q15 for students In January, Barbara Knoke de Arathoon, of Registrar Violeta Gutierrez, Photographer Woman proudly wearing the that they capture the joyous spirit of everyday American Department of the Ethnographic and Q8 for schoolchildren. Anne Girard and María Fernanda García Maria Fernandez Garcia, data processor, Leslie distinctive dress that identifies her and ritual life in the Guatemalan highlands. Museum, University of Zurich, Switzerland. For further information on visited eight municipalities in Sololá to do Kuckling, and students, Sofia González, Ana village of origin. Chuarrancho; 2009, It is currently in press, but the price to our library access and holiday research, take photographs, and to buy Anne is contributing all the proceeds from Laura Tamayac, and Ana Isabel Chang. Men crocheting morrales, or shoul- members will be $35.00 plus postage. Please closings and more, please pieces for the textile collection. During the the sale of the book to the Museo Ixchel. We der bags. San Juan Atitán; 2008, send order requests to [email protected] Pro Teje published “Maya Threads of Gua- are grateful for her generosity and know visit museoixchel.org or five day trip funded by Friends of the Ixchel Young woman delightedly wearing temala—the language of symbols” by Nancy that it will enable the museum to continue its We found it extremely difficult to choose telephone 502 2331 3622 Museum, they visited San Juan la Laguna, her “Miss Congeniality” apparel. Tunche Granados, an indigenous woman from work. The book was made possible through images for this article. They are all powerful Santa Clara la Laguna, San Pablo la Laguna, San Pedro Sacatepéquez; 2011 Santa Lucía Utatlán, Santa María Visitación, San Pedro Sacatepéquez, who identifies the the generosity of the Daniele Agostino Der- images that explore the nature of the Maya San José Chacayá, San Andrés Semetabaj, symbols within the Maya weavings. ossi Foundation (Lexington, Massachusetts) peoples of Guatemala. Enjoy! and Concepción. and Dr. Peter Gerber, Former Curator of the Pro Teje is beginning to use natural dyes in Top: Cotton skeins their weavings. So far they have used a pale dyed with natural dyes. grey from the bark of the sauce tree, a yellow Photo María Fernanda García from the flowers of the chilca plant, and an Right: The beautiful new orange from carrots. Museum Guide designed by

Arq. Pilar Cruz Pro Teje honored its weavers on March 7th The Friends of the Ixchel Museum brochure May, Raymond Senuk and Yolanda Alcorta to coincide with International Women’s Day (Dia NEW was redesigned and printed. It includes more gave a workshop entitled “Continuous de la Mujer) with a presentation of dances and current information and especially our new Threads of the Maya Weaver.” Workshop a talk on natural brown cotton, followed by a BROCHURE address: P.O. Box 30 Princeton, NJ 08542 attendees were invited to bring their textiles for discussion and identification. There was a festive luncheon on the plaza in front of In past years the Friends has participated small exhibit of early twentieth century hul- the museum. in the Maya Weekend activities at the Univer- piles from the Friends collection as part the The Photography Club of Guatemala will sity of Pennsylvania Museum in Philadelphia weekend activities. hold their monthly meetings and exhibits in the by having an information booth promoting Ixchel Museum. The 2013 Ixchel Museum calen- the Ixchel Museum selling museum publica- Work continues on the website, and is dar will feature last year's photo contest winners. tions, textiles and Pro Teje merchandise. This expected to launch the site in the fall

foim_7.2012.v22.n1_R4.indd 3-4 5/14/12 1:27 PM Friends of the Ixchel Museum Volume Twenty Three • Number One • June 2012

BOARD OF DIRECTORS President Raymond Senuk | St. Louis, MO Vice-Presidents Yolanda Alcorta | Washington, D.C. Ana-Maria V. Zaugg | Plymouth Meeting, PA Secretary/Treasurer Carlos Nottebohm | Gladwyne, PA

Joe Borgatti | New York, NY Emilie de Brigard | Higganum, CT Joan Chatfield-Taylor |San Francisco, CA Cathrine Denton | Raleigh, NC Ted Grover | Princeton, NJ Three of the Ixchel’s most appealing publications will now be available through the American- Anabella Schloesser de Paiz | Guatemala based Friends of the Ixchel Museum, eliminating the complications of ordering from the museum Susan M. de Riojas | Guatemala itself. Rostros de la Guatemala Idígena, Images of Indigenous Guatemala by Anne Girard is $35, Margot Blum Schevill | Berkeley, CA Bordados:Stitches That Unite Cultures, the lavishly-detailed catalogue for last year’s embroidery Ana Smith | Guatemala Monika Snodgrass | France exhibition is $30, and the folded version of the new Huipiles map will be $15, plus shipping and Loa P. Traxler | Landenberg, PA handling. To order, please send your request to [email protected]

Would you prefer to errata receive your newsletter We regret the numbering of the FOIM bulletins have been incorrect starting with Volume 20 #2 (2009). Corrections as follows: via the Internet? If so, Volume 21 #2 (December 2009) should read Volume 20 #2 (December 2009) please send us an email at Volume 22 #1 (June 2010) should read Volume 21 #1 (June 2010) [email protected], so Volume 22 #2 (November 2010) should read Volume 21 #2 (November 2010) Volume 21 #1 (June 2011) should read Volume 22 #1 (June 2011) that we can put you on Volume 21 #2 (December 2011) should read Volume 22 #2 (December 2011) our internet list. The month and year were correct only the Volume # was incorrect. With this issue of the bulletin the numbering is correct – Volume 23 # 1 (June 2012) Our growth is only possible through your generosity! Join Us Now! Images of Indigenous Guatemala

Name: by raymond senuk In the summer issue of the Bulletin, Volume contributed essays to the book are Rosario photos by anne girard 18 number 1 June 2007, our lead article Mirabelés de Polanco, Barbara Knoke de Address: "…[the photos] featured the extraordinary skills and accom- Arathoon and Ingrid Roldán Martinez. They Friends Of The plishments of Anne Girard who at the time have worked with Anne for many years and City: capture the joyous was the Director of the Photographic Archive capture the spirit of Anne’s photographs in Ixchel Museum spirit of everyday at the Museo Ixchel. She retired from that their writings. The text of the essays and all State: Zip Code: Country: position last year after 20 years of service. the label information for the photos is bilin- PO Box 30, Princeton, NJ 08542 USA and ritual life in A project that was always her dream was to gual: Spanish and English. Telephone (Day): produce a photographic testament to the the Guatemalan Anne’s earliest images in black and white indigenous Maya peoples of Guatemala her Members receive free entrance to exhibitions Telephone (Evening): dating to the 1980s are part of Barbara highlands." adopted home. It is with great pleasure that I of FOIM in the U.S. and to the Museo Ixchel in Knoke’s chapter titled ‘Rescuing traditions present this book to you our members. Guatemala City and discounts on purchases in E-mail: and customs’. I find them hauntingly beauti- the Museum Shop. Right to left: Two members of the Rostros de la Guatemala Idígena, Images ful and poignant. There are 20 black and [ ] Check Enclosed [ ] Interested in Volunteering cofradía in ceremonial dress. San of Indigenous Guatemala is the culmina- white images included in this chapter. The Benefactor $1,000 Contributor $100 Please indicate your donation amount: $ Andrés Sajcabajá, Quiché; 1982, tion of thirty five years of taking tens of remainder of the book is presented in eight Child flirting for the camera. Santa thousands of images and choosing a limited chapters organized by department. All the Patron $500 Family $50 Checks should be made payable to Friends of the Ixchel Museum, Inc. Please mail this form with your donation. Catarina Palopó; 2008, Cofrade. number of them that captures the heart and photographs, 100 of them, included in these Sponsor $250 Individual $25 For more information e-mail [email protected] Sololá; 1986. soul of Guatemala. The three individuals that chapters are done in color. As a group, I find Friends of the Ixchel Museum is an American foundation and donations Continued inside are deductible by the donor for U.S. general income tax purposes.

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