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June 24-28; July 1-5, 2015
LOG SHEET #
SMITHSONIAN FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL
AUDIO/VIDEO LOG SHEET
LOGGER/VIDEOGRAPHER: Mary Aldacushion & Jacki LaBua
MEMORY CARD NUMBER - TASCAM: CFCH 
FILE NAME: 0308.wav
MEMORY CARD NUMBER - ZOOM H2: 
FILE NAME: .wav
PRESENTER: Silivia Salgado  
DATE/TIME: 7-14-15 - 2: [[strikethrough]] 00 [[/strikethrough]] 20
PROGRAM: Peru-Pachamama  STAGE: El Hablador Town Square
GROUP NAME: Crafts & Storytelling 
REGION/STYLE: _

[[2 columned table]]
| PERFORMER(S) | INSTRUMENT/OCCUPATION |
| --- | --- |
| Tobias Onyango Agola | lead vocals |
| Katya Canto |   |
| Alfredo Lopez |   |

CONTENTS/NOTES (continue on back):
1. Intro by Silvia - thanks to all supporters
2. Katya - engraved gourds - a storybook
3. - animals also engraved
   - traditions of dancing, farming also engraved
4. - Silvia showed gourds & explained different uses
5. Alfredo - he is Quechua, wood box maker, long family history
6. - 1940 - boxes began to be made, fairly contemporary
7. - origin - San Marcos boxes representing a home
8. - top floor - patron saints of animals
- first floor - cattle
- much symbolism involved
- box put it high place in house, often w/ other offering, associated with branding
- now have themes of Christmas and other holidays
- uses flour paste now for figures, used to 
 be wood. Sometimes plastic used now.