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The indigenous healers of the Maya such as the midwifes and bone setters  are specialized shamans who come to their knowledge through dreams and/or initiation. Modern medicine has been slow to reach the pueblos of the highlands of Guatemala. Even when it does, the medicines are far too expensive for many Mayas, therefore the traditional natural herbal remedies are often a good alternative.
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1a. Juan Sisay: Curandero, Sololá (Healer, Sololá) 1962, 10" x 12". cat. SIS-02
1b. Mariano Gonzalez Chavajay: Oculista indigena (Indigenous eye doctor), 1993, 20" x 16". cat. MAR-023
1c. Pedro Rafael Gonzalez Chavajay: La Comadrona (The midwife) 1996, 20" x 28". cat. PR-052
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2a. Pedro Rafael Gonzalez Chavajay: Acupuntura Maya, 1998, 9" x 11". cat. PR-070
2b. Juan Fermin Gonzalez Morales: La curandera de hueso (The bone setter), 1999, 16" x 25". cat. FER-005
2c. Pedro Rafael Gonzalez Chavajay: Extractando pozona (Extracting poison), 1994, 16" x 20". cat. PR-027
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3a. Salvador Reanda Quiejú: Curandero (Healer), 1990, 10" x 12". cat. SRQ-02
3b. Domingo Garcia Criado: Curando Hueso (Setting bones), 2000, 16" x 20". cat. DOM-022
3c. Domingo Garcia Criado: El dentista (The dentist), 1999, 16" x 20". cat. DOM-014
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4a. Mariano Gonzalez Chavajay: Parto (Birth), 1991, 24" x 28". cat. MAR-012
4b. Antonio Vasquez: Cuando el buo canta un indigena muere (When an owl hoots, an indigenous person dies), 2001, 25" x 36". cat. AVAS-006
4c. Rafael Enrique Gonzalez Chavajay: El Dentista, 1989, . cat. REG-03
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5a. Antonio C. Ixtamer: La curandera (The healer), 1995, 18" x 17". cat. IXT-055
5b. Lorenzo Gonzalez Chavajay: Curandero (Healer), ca.1994, 16" x 18". cat. LGCH-095
5c. Antonio Coche Mendoza: Curandero, Atitlán (Healer, santiago Atitlán), 1991, 24" x 28". cat. MAR-012
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6a. Salvador Reanda Quiejú: Curandero (Healer), 1987, 10" x 12". cat. SRQ-01
6b. Pedro Rafael Gonzalez Chavajay: El Odontalogo  (The odontologist), 1998, 11" x 9". cat. PR-069
6c. Pedro Rafael Gonzalez Chavajay: El naturalista  (The herbalist), 1997, 11" x 9". cat. PR-055
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