Mapa for Malinche and our Stolen Sisters Dedicated to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) and families
2021
Amate paper, 24K gold, Maya blue, red ochre and cochineal pigment
A diptych map of Mexico rendered on amate paper, featuring stylized depictions of landmasses, bodies of water, and various figures and symbols. The map is divided vertically, with the left panel showing Baja California and the Pacific coast, and the right panel depicting mainland Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico. Sandy Rodriguez (Chicana, born 1975), Mapa for Malinche and our Stolen Sisters . Dedicated to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) and families, 2021. Hand-processed watercolor and 23K gold on amate paper. Funds from the Ralph L. & Florence R. Burgess Trust, 2023.201A-B. © and image courtesy Sandy Rodriguez.
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