Fiesta de Santo Domingo, August 4

A celebration of the patron Saint Dominic syncretized with pre-Columbian custom. Located in the high-country of Oaxaca, is a shrine in the trunk of tree thought to be magical. Crosses are adorned with Yucca flowers, and Trique women wear beautiful dresses into which their entire history can be woven. This was one of the areas that the photographer was not very welcome. These slides document the shrine, mayordomia, ephemeral decorations, and traditional costume related to this festival.

These slides are housed in LSF Container X.

A descriptive narrative of these slides is found on audiocassette #10 side A, which is housed in LSF Container RR.