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JUNE 25-29; JULY 2-6, 2014
LOG SHEET # 4
SMITHSONIAN FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL 
AUDIO / VIDEO LOG SHEET
LOGGER / VIDEOGRAPHER: Alison Karfeld 
MEMORY CARD NUMBER - TASCAM: CFCH20
FILE NAME: Boma_124
MEMORY CARD NUMBER - ZOOM H2: CFCH22
FILE NAME: 4 
PRESENTER: Patrick Abunga
DATE / TIME: 6/29/14 1:15
PROGRAM: Kenya
STAGE: Boma
GROUP NAME: Art of Building
REGION / STYLE: - Luo - Maasai  - Pokomo - Northern Kenya (pastoralist)

[[2 columned table]] 
| PERFORMER(S) | INSTRUMENT / OCCUPATION |
| --- | --- |
| Dennis Opudo |   |
| Susanna Victoria |   |
| Malika |   |
| Noria |   |

Luo Maasai
Pokomo
N. Kenya (pastoralist) 

CONTENTS / NOTES (continue on back):
1. Intro of speakers
Luo 2. 2 Houses types - 1. for a man who is not married but to old to live at home lives w/ roommates (Simbá - Begins at mom's homestead on father's property, constructed by friends & neighbors) canopy roof, papyrus - Father has to give approval to live w/ his male roommates.)  2. for man who is set to get married
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7. In all communities but Luo, women's job to build the house
((Underlined))Noria((Underlined)) north Pastoralist - 8. Men go into the woods or even neighboring countries to work, it is the woman's job to build and expand the houses as family, vistors come size expands. After the morning duties are done, when time to relax - no relaxing - time to construct the hut! The more active, strong, the woman is, the more extensive the house is/can expand
((Underlined)) Malika ((Underlined)) Pokomo  girls can have their own huts as they grow older; women also build house w/ center pillar; diameter 3 meters, height 4 meters