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Avino, Mark Schirmer, Carolyn B Orwenyo, Maxine National Museum of African Art (U.S.)

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Historic Images of the SmithsonianFeatured in TORCH, January 1985Carolyn Schirmer (l.) and Maxine Orwenyo in the National Museum of African Art (NMAfA) courtyard, wearing traditional African dress, demonstrate how they make music a part of their textile program for the elderly.Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 371, Box 4, Folder: January 1985Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
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Color: Black And White; Size: 8w X 10h; Type Of Image: Group, Candid; Medium: Photographic Print
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Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. African Dress
  3. Africans
  4. Avino, Mark
  5. Clothing And Dress
  6. Demonstrations
  7. National Museum Of African Art (U.S.)
  8. Orwenyo, Maxine
  9. Schirmer, Carolyn B
  10. Textile Fabrics
  11. Textiles
  12. Volunteers
  13. Women

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