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SI-FP-1986-CT-168

LOGGER'S SHEET 

LOGGER: Susie Miller
REEL NUMBER: 2 Side A
STAGE: Cultural Conservation
DATE: June 28, 1986
PRESENTOR: Charles Briggs
GROUP NAME: Reviving Traditional Crafts - Hispanic Woodcarving & Weaving
REGION/STYLE: Cordova, New Mexico - Alamosa, Colorado

| PERFORMER(S) | INSTRUMENT/OCCUPATION |
|Lopez Family: Ricardo  Norma Medina| Woodcarvers/weavers
|George                 Eppie Archullata|
|Silvianita             Delores Medina|
|Alex                   Sabinita Aqueda|
|David Brose|

CONTENTS

1. Charles - Ask questions to audience - what is cultural conservation? How to preserve it?
2. Sabinita tells how she supports herself by her weavings and her "many" children, grandchildren etc.
3. George Lopez - emphasizes all the different generations that do woodcarvings in his family. Says their has been many changes in the craft and also in their way of life, social and religious.
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5. Sabinita - besides a weaver she also wants to be known as a farmer. Thinks changes are good; children are learning much more today. Marketing has a lot to do with what styles they make.
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8. Norma tells how she started in weaving, she has a different style of weaving:
9. Deloras who is the youngest of them tells how she does weaving for extra money.
10. Alex Lopez - does woodcarving for extra money and to keep up the tradition; talks about his woodpaintings
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12.Norma - talks about the plants and dyes used in weaving
13. George - tells about type of wood and how it is used for the woodcarvings, when and how to cut the wood.