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JUNE 25-29; JULY 2-6, 2014 LOG SHEET #8 SMITHSONIAN FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL AUDIO / VIDEO LOG SHEET LOGGER/VIDEOGRAPHER: Camille Connolly/Jeffrey Shulevitz MEMORY CARD NUMBER - TASCAM: FILE NAME: MEMORY CARD NUMBER - ZOOM H2: FILE NAME: PRESENTER: Longguang Huang DATE/TIME: 7/2/14 4:15 pm PROGRAM: China STAGE: Teahouse Commons GROUP NAME: Defining Ethnicity REGION/STYLE: _________________ [[Two columned table]] | PERFORMER(S)| INSTRUMENT / OCCUPATION | | --- | --- | | Yuanshan Jin | patchwork artist | | Wenbin Yang | Miao ethnic dyes | | [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] | | | Gao Bingzhong | Prof. Peking Univ. in folklore and anthropology | CONTENTS/NOTES (continue on back): Jin = 1. save old clothes & make use of them is the traditional way 2. 30 of 56 Chinese nationalities do patchwork 3. develop tradition into urban life, fashion, keep tradition alive Yang = 4. Miao people use cultural markers in dyes, batik, wax printing 5. in clothes 6. patterns used record historical images 7. artistic appreciation is reflected 8. Miao totem worship - bird (a little bit abstract) patterns used: maple leaves, butterfly wings common image is cross (balance bet. heaven & earth, nature & humans) this is a traditional image that cannot be changed. Cross = heaven/sky, men/women, yin/yang for Hmong, Miao, Cross is about 2 sides coming together