Gable Decoration

Date: 1992

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

Geography: Asindoopo, Suriname, South America

Culture: Maroon

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Credit Line: Gift of makers

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.

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