Make a Mini Tonir
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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 28
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content: Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
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content: CFCH.SFF.2018, Item SFF2018_0628_Armenia_The_Workshop_0001
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content: Archival materials
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content: Sound recordings
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content: Ashkhen Khudaverdyan; Gegham Gharibyan; Lilit Simonyan; The tonir is a sunken hearth that marks the center of a traditional Armenian home, both in topography and family life. It is a source for both heat and cooking, particularly for women to bake lavash bread. Make your own mini tonir to take home as a souvenir of Armenia: Creating Home! The coil pot technique appropriate for all ages is taught by tonir-maker Gegham Gharibyan.