The region once known as Pimeria Alta--now southern Arizona and northern Sonora--has for more than three centuries been a melting pot for the beliefs of native Tohono O'odham and immigrant Yaquis and those of colonizing Spaniards and Mexicans. The author reveals some of the supernaturally sanctioned relationships that tie people to places within religious meanings of locations and showing how bonds between people and places have in turn created relationships...

"Featuring a foreword by Tucson author Patricia Preciado Martin and a gallery of photographs, many by Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Jose Galvez, this book offers a close-up view of a community rich with tradition and diverse artistic expression. Hecho a Mano will inspire and inform anyone with an interest in folk art or Mexican American culture."--Jacket.