Matachines at San Lorenzo Fiesta in Bernalillo
Photographer
Bobby M. Gutierrez
(born 1981 New Mexico; lives Rio Rancho, New Mexico)
DateAugust 9, 2019
Mediumborn digital jpg
Dimensions18 7/16 × 13 5/16 in. (46.9 × 33.9 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Bobby Gutierrez
Object numberPA2023.020.044
DescriptionThis image depicts some of the Matachines at San Lorenzo Fiesta in Bernalillo County, New Mexico. The dancers are walking down the center of a street towards the left side of the frame in a single file line. Each dancer in this line is wearing a white shirt, black face mask, black pants, and black shoes. Each dancer also has on a headdress with long tassels attached to the back which hang nearly to the ground. Onlookers can be seen watching the parade on either side. Nearest the camera, a man and a woman watch the parade while sitting on the tailgate of a pickup truck.On View
Not on view
ca. 1950
