Traditional African American arts and activities / Sonya Kimble-Ellis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kimble-Ellis, Sonya.

Contributor:

Joanna Banks Collection of African American Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Celebrating our heritage

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Social life and customs--Juvenile literature.

African Americans.

African Americans--Social life and customs.

African American arts--Juvenile literature.

African American arts.

African Americans--Social life and customs--Study and teaching (Elementary)--Activity programs--Juvenile literature.

African American arts--Study and teaching (Elementary)--Activity programs--Juvenile literature.

Handicraft.

Genre:

Literature.

Juvenile works.

Nonfiction.

Penn Provenance:

Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)

Physical Description:

vii pages, 1 unnumbered page, 120 pages : illustrations ; 22 x 28 cm.

Other Title:

Traditional African American arts & activities

Place of Publication:

New York : John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,, ©2002.

Summary:

African Americans throughout our country' s history have developed a rich heritage of arts and activities. Now you can discover and enjoy many of these traditions, from celebrating Juneteenth to making African masks to creating unique quilts, right in your own home. TRADITIONAL AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTS AND ACTIVITIES shows you how to do traditional tie-dyeing, how to make and play your own talking drum, and how to join with friends to create your own folktale. You' ll learn all about the history and development of jazz, blues, and rap music, and you' ll find out how to play fun games like mancala, muraburaba, chigoro danda, and more.

With fun projects and easy-to-follow directions, this captivating learn-and-do guide explores the treasured stories and customs of the earliest African Americans and of their descendants today.

Contents:

I. Celebrations: Martin Luther King Jr. day; Black history month; Juneteenth; Kwanzaa

II. Traditions: Storytelling and folktales; Hair braiding; Quilting

III. Crafts: Calabash; Adire (tie-dyeing); Mask making; Drums

IV. Games: Mancala; Little Sally Walker; Muraburaba; Chigoro Danda

V. Culture: Music; Dance; Literature

VI. Soul food and Caribbean cuisine: Corn bread and biscuits; Fried plantain.

Notes:

"Illustrations by Gary Estime."

"Cover Design: Wendy Mount. Cover Illustrations: Vicky Rabinowicz."

Includes index.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.

ISBN:

0471410462

9780471410461

0471382817

9780471382812

OCLC:

47825786

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