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Title
Mayan civilians attending a funeral service, Patzún, 1982
Creator
Cross, Richard, 1950-1983
Date Created and/or Issued
1982-03-03
Publication Information
California State University, Northridge
Contributing Institution
California State University, Northridge
Collection
Richard Cross Photographs (Bradley Center)
Rights Information
Use of images from the collections of the Tom & Ethel Bradley Center is strictly prohibited by law without prior written consent from the copyright holders. The responsibility for the use of these materials rests exclusively with the user.
The Bradley Center may assist in obtaining copyright/licensing permission to use images from the Richard Cross collection. http://www.csun.edu/bradley-center/contact
Description
A group of Mayan women, men and children attend a funeral service at a cemetery in Patzún, Chimaltenango for a funeral service. The service was held in honor of a Mayan civilian who was allegedly killed by guerilleros. A group of men lay the coffin down in front of a tombstone. In the middle of the image there are five soldiers saluting the deceased. They are all armed with IMI Galil rifles of Israeli origin.
Un grupo de hombres, mujeres, y niños mayas asisten a un funeral en un cementerio de Patzún en Chimaltenango. El servicio fue organizado en honor a un civil maya quien presuntamente fue asesinado por guerrilleros. Un grupo de hombres en el medio de la imagen bajan el ataúd en frente de una tumba. En el medio también se observa a cinco soldados haciendo un saludo al difunto. Todos ellos portan fusiles IMI Galil de origen israelí.
Type
image
Format
Photographs
image/jpeg
color slides
Extent
35 mm
Identifier
99.01.RCr.sl.B12.07.36.10
http://digital-collections.csun.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p17169coll1/id/8545
Subject
Mayas
Funeral rites and ceremonies
Military ceremonies, honors, and salutes
Cemeteries--Guatemala--Patzún
Place
Patzún (Guatemala)
Relation
99.01.RCr.sl.B12.07.36.10.tif
Richard Cross Photographs
California State University Northridge. University Library. Special Collections & Archives. Tom & Ethel Bradley Center

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