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    Boat seat with spider web design from Ecuador

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Used by
    Nazareno, Débora, Ecuadorian
    Owned by
    Juan García Salazar, Ecuadorian, 1944 - 2017
    Date
    early 20th century
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
    Exhibition
    Cultural Expressions
    Medium
    wood
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 5 1/2 x 12 7/8 x 14 3/4 in. (14 x 32.7 x 37.5 cm)
    Description
    A carved wooden boat seat with two legs and a concave center. The seat has a design etched into its surface of a spider web. A spider is at the center of the web.
    Place made
    Esmeraldas, Ecuador, Latin America, South America
    Cultural Place
    West Africa, Africa
    Classification
    Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
    Type
    seating
    Topic
    African diaspora
    Art
    Craftsmanship
    Folklife
    Ornamentation
    Transportation
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Juan Garcia Salazar
    Object number
    2008.18
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d12d083e-2fe7-4e30-9ecf-b456b78f9758
  • Charles David Kleymeyer Oral History Interview

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    National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003
    Recorded by
    Patrick Telepictures, Inc., American
    Interview of
    Dr. Kleymeyer, Charles David, American, born 1944
    Interviewed by
    Navies, Kelly Elaine, American
    Subject of
    Juan García Salazar, Ecuadorian, 1944 - 2017
    Inter-American Foundation, American, founded 1969
    Date
    December 7, 2016
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration (2016.129.18.1b): 85.1 minutes
    Duration (2016.129.18.2a): 85.1 minutes
    Description
    The oral history consists of 2016.129.18.1a and 2016.129.18.2a: two versions (unedited, and edited) of a single digital video recording.
    128.98321 GB
    Dr. Charles D. Kleymeyer was interviewed as part of the NMAAHC Donor Oral History Collection. Dr. Kleymeyer is a close friend and research partner of Juan Garcia. Juan Garcia Salazar, an Afro-Ecuadorean, donated the very first item to the National Museum of African American History and Culture, a carved stool of clear tropical hardwood etched with a spider web motif, symbolizing West African folklore character, Anansi the Spider. This item is featured in our Cultural Expression Gallery. Dr. Kleymeyer, who lives in the DC Metropolitan area, has often acted as interpreter for Garcia Salazar and was present when the stool was delivered to NMAAHC Director Lonnie Bunch.
    In this oral history interview Dr. Charles D. Kleymeyer discusses his life and work at length, including his memories of growing up near the African American community of Lyles Station in Indiana and the extensive work he did for many years with African and Indigenous peoples in Ecuador while working for the Inter-American Foundation (IAF). It was his work with the IAF that brought him into contact with Juan Garcia Salazar and he discusses their relationship in detail.
    Place collected
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Indiana, United States, North and Central America
    Ecuador, Latin America, South America
    Collection title
    The Collection Donor Oral History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    Africa
    Communities
    Folklife
    Museums
    Travel
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2016.129.18.1a-.2a
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50e99cc17-2466-4076-b70a-1d1ecd7b635d
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