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Smithsonian Folklife Festival, 2009

Every year, the Smithsonian puts on the Folklife Festival on the National Mall. Two or three cultures are presented, usually having nothing to do with each other. This year's selection was Wales, Latin American music, and the oral traditions of African Americans.

       
    
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The Washington Monument
1 The Washington Monument
 
Watching the Spinner Spin
2 Watching the Spinner Spin
 
Spinning
3 Spinning
 
Engraving into Slate
4 Engraving into Slate
 
Almost finished
5 Almost finished
 
Close-up of the Letters
6 Close-up of the Letters
 
Splitting the Slate #1
7 Splitting the Slate #1
 
Splitting the Slate #2
8 Splitting the Slate #2
 
Splitting the Slate #3
9 Splitting the Slate #3
 
Splitting the Slate #4
10 Splitting the Slate #4
 
Splitting the Slate #5
11 Splitting the Slate #5
 
Stacked Slate
12 Stacked Slate
 
Playing the Slate
13 Playing the Slate
 
Blacksmith
14 Blacksmith
 
Starting the Ceramic Pot
15 Starting the Ceramic Pot
 
Making a Ceramic Vase #2
16 Making a Ceramic Vase #2
 
Making a ceramic vase #3
17 Making a ceramic vase #3
 
Making a Ceramic Vase #4
18 Making a Ceramic Vase #4
 
Ceramic Art #1
19 Ceramic Art #1
 
Ceramic Art #2
20 Ceramic Art #2
 
Dancing to the Beat
21 Dancing to the Beat
 
Providing the Beat
22 Providing the Beat
 
The Accordion King of Columbia
23 The Accordion King of Columbia
 
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