Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

5. San Cristóbal – Totonicapán

Artist Carlos Mérida (Guatemalan, 1891 - 1985)

Date1951

MediumLithograph

Dimensions18 1/2 × 13 in. (47 × 33 cm)

ClassificationsPrints

Credit LineGift of Mark J. Mahan and Kathryn Saugstad

Object number2020.8.5

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DescriptionA female figure is dressed in indigenous Guatemalan attire, extending her left hand upwards. She is surrounded by a border of stylized birds, vegetation, stars, and vessels. At the top and bottom, the words "San Cristóbal" and "Totonicapán" are printed in cursive script.