Gable Decoration

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Object Details

Maker and Participant

Aniekil Awardie

Adingie Aboikoni

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

Credit Line

Gift of makers

Culture

Maroon

Date

1992

Object number

316

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Building Components

Medium

Wood (cedar)

Dimensions

40" H x 62" W x .5" D.

Geography

Asindoopo, Suriname, South America

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Data Source

Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fv301e62ad8-e708-4bec-9e86-037bb9fabeea

Record ID

cfch_316