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Collection ID is exactly "1" AND Ethnicity or Nationality is exactly "Ghanaian Americans"
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Friday program at the 1997 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 8)

Friday program at the 1997 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 8)

Date
1997-05-23
Description
One audio cassette recordings. Amma Essandoh, interviewed by John D'Agostino, discusses textile traditions from Ghana including how patterns are made, use of nuts to make designs and use of symbols in design.
Collection
Saturday program at the 1997 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 2)

Saturday program at the 1997 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 2)

Date
1997-05-24
Description
One audio cassette recordings. Amma Essandoh continues from C97-71. She is interviewed by John D'Agostino. She discusses Ghana textiles, marriage and other designs and their meanings. Specific designs whose meanings she describes are those of a bird, flowers and a sword. She indicates that the patterns are abstract.
Collection
Sunday program at the 1997 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 5)

Sunday program at the 1997 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 5)

Date
1997-05-25
Description
One audio cassette recording. Amma Essandoh discusses the textile traditions of Ghana.
Collection
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
a_s1576_67_c97-068Friday program at the 1997 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 8)SoundNeedleworkers
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Festivals
Special events
Oral performance
Life histories
Interviewing
African Americans
Arts, Ghanaian
Ghanaian Americans
Textile arts
Textiles
Domestic arts
Decorative arts
Sewing
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a_s1576_67_c97-072Saturday program at the 1997 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 2)SoundNeedleworkers
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Festivals
Special events
Oral performance
Life histories
Interviewing
African Americans
Arts, Ghanaian
Ghanaian Americans
Arts, African
Textile arts
Textiles
Design
Needlework
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a_s1576_68_c97-090Sunday program at the 1997 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 5)SoundNeedleworkers
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Festivals
Special events
Oral performance
Life histories
Interviewing
African Americans
Arts, Ghanaian
Ghanaian Americans
Needlework
Textile arts
Personal experience narratives
Textiles
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