Nuevo México Profundo

Rituals of an Indo-Hispano Homeland

Photographer Miguel Gandert records the sacred rituals and dances of the mestizo peoples of the upper Rio Grande in 130 black-and-white photographs. Included are images of the two great Indo-Hispano regional traditions, the Matachines conquest dance drama, complete with monsters and bull, and the multifaceted Comanches celebration.

Reviews

"The photographs resonate with movement and reverence as they capture the swaying, stomping bodies of Nuevo Mexico Indo-Hispanos performing sacred rituals and dances rooted in the syncretism of garb and gods of the Old and New Spains."
-Library Journal