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Gable Decoration

Object Details

Festival Program
1992 FAF: Creativity and Resistance: Maroon Culture in the Americas
Description
Carved, incised, and painted cedar building component piece that includesan 8-point star at the apex, and side decorations that incorporate the Suriname flag (a yellow star on a red center panel, banded by white and green stripes. In the center of the cross-piece is an intricately carved bas-relief of an interwoven pattern (unpainted) with red, yellow, and white horn-like shapes extending from either edge. All painted areas were lightly incised prior to painting, helping to keep the pattern crisp.
Technique
Carved and painted
Provenance
Made at the Festival
Date
1992
Maker and Participant
Aniekil Awardie
Adingie Aboikoni
Geography
Asindoopo, Suriname, South America
Culture
Maroon
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Credit Line
Gift of makers
Data Source
Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Object number
316
Type
Building Components
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Medium
Wood (cedar)
Dimensions
40" H x 62" W x .5" D.
Record ID
cfch_316
Metadata Usage
Not determined
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fv301e62ad8-e708-4bec-9e86-037bb9fabeea

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