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JUNE 25-29; JULY 2-6, 2014 LOG SHEET #7 SMITHSONIAN FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL AUDIO/VIDEO LOG SHEET LOGGER/VIDEOGRAPHER: Deb Ramsey-Moor MEMORY CARD NUMBER-TASCAM: 20 FILE NAME: BOMA 164.wav MEMORY CARD NUMBER - ZOOM H2: 22 FILE NAME: PRESENTER: Patrick Ouma Abungu DATE/TIME: 7/5/14, 3:30 pm PROGRAM: Kenya: Mambo Poa STAGE: BOMA Stage GROUP NAME: Crafts From The Land REGION/STYLE: [[2 columned table]] | PERFORMER(S) | INSTRUMENT/OCCUPATION | | --- | --- | | Mohamed Kerdedinia | Trader/Khanga designer | | Apollo Omondi | "Amuyu" tribesman / | | need name → MRSHACK KIVUVA | Basket Weaver | CONTENTS/NOTES (continue on back): 1. Khanga: traditional to women. Some have love messages. Holds much meaning. 2. Communicates messages for villagers/community to read. 3. Water hyacinth is a motif in art. Turned into rope, craft material. 4. Carving antelopes turned into knowing how to carve many animals. 5. Provides income for community. 6. Wood can be cut/trimmed like pruning. Some skills come from Tanzania. 7. Khanga brings people together in identity 8. Khanga comes from fusion of other cultures. Asia/India referenced. 9. Many learn how to use materials early. Water-hyacinth is harvested, split, and 10. dried to make into ropes. Employes 50 women along Lake Victoria. 11. Water hyacinth was brought from South America. It was thought to 12. encourage fish population. Now, it chokes the lake. 13. Giraffe carving and animal carving can be passed down, father-son. 14. Khanga is mostly decorative, few have meaning.