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Day Four in Photos

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Festival photographs from Sunday, July 3, 2011Click on the image below to enlarge and see captions.
Álvaro Suesca Acuña of El Pueblo Canta
  • Álvaro Suesca Acuña of El Pueblo Canta
  • Chirimia la Contundencia and Don Abundio y sus Traviesos perform together
  • Carved wooden figures from the Colombia program
  • A dancer from Opika Performance Group from Ukraine
  • Felt ornaments and booties made by the Festival participants from the Kyrgyz Republic
  • Kuela Kiema performs with the San Dancers from Botswana
  • Laura Lemunyete (right), a returned Peace Corps volunteer, and Ngaharin Lebitileg, a weaver from the Ngurunit Basket Weavers Group, participate in a discussion session
  • The Funk Brothers
  • Sonny Til's Orioles
  • Visitors enjoy a performance by Sonny Til's Orioles
  • Álvaro Suesca Acuña of El Pueblo Canta
    Photo by Walter Larrimore, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives
  • Chirimia la Contundencia and Don Abundio y sus Traviesos perform together.
    Photo by Walter Larrimore, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives
  • Carved wooden figures from the Colombia program.
    Photo by Walter Larrimore, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives
  • A dancer from Opika Performance Group from Ukraine.
    Photo by Nora Simon, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives
  • Felt ornaments and booties made by the Festival participants from the Kyrgyz Republic.
    Photo by Nora Simon, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives
  • Kuela Kiema performs with the San Dancers from Botswana.
    Photo by Nora Simon, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives
  • Laura Lemunyete (right), a returned Peace Corps volunteer, and Ngaharin Lebitileg, a weaver from the Ngurunit Basket Weavers Group, participate in a discussion session.
    Photo by Nora Simon, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives
  • The Funk Brothers
    Photo by Samantha Hawkins/Smithsonian Institution
  • Sonny Til's Orioles
    Photo by Samantha Hawkins, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives
  • Visitors enjoy a performance by Sonny Til's Orioles.
    Photo by Samantha Hawkins, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives
Data Source
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Published Date
Mon, 04 Jul 2011 10:04:00 GMT
Creator
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Type
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Topic
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