Weave a Carpet
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content: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2018 Smithsonian Folklife Festival
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content: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2018 Smithsonian Folklife Festival / Series 2: Armenia / 2.3: Audio
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content: 1 Sound recording (digital audio file)
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content: 2018 June 30
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content: Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
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content: CFCH.SFF.2018, Item SFF2018_0630_Armenia_The_Workshop_0005
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content: Archival materials
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content: Sound recordings
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content: Listening copies available
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content: Ashkhen Khudaverdyan; Haykanush Stepanyan; Sahkanush Stepanyan; Nearly every traditional Armenian home had a loom to weave carpets for decoration and dowry. Mothers passed on the tradition to their daughters. Home weaving is rare today, but there is a promising revival under way in community-based organizations and commercial enterprise. Learn the basic steps of carpet design and weaving from Armenian weavers. You'll have a chance to make your own small carpet to take home! Activities for all ages.