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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, May 21, 2008 Page 13 African culture comes alive with LTA take several weeks of slow faffia dolls and gourd masks. and painstaking work before While some dolls in Af- the entire cloth is covered. rica are created from fabric, For this workshop, the most are made of wood and students worked with fabric highly decorated with beads. dye discharge to create their They are often used not as toys, elaborate designs. but instead, as part of rituals: Gabi Salas Groth, feast Raffia symbolizes “something and music coordinator, organ- good,” and the raffia dolls the ized a one-day celebration on students created represented the people of Afri- can culture. African masks are used also in rituals as well as healing cere- monies. They are symbols of authority and objects of wor- ship. Every mask has its Locating Senegal own spirit, and on the globe. when not in use, usually sits on a brought its three-day Africa shrine. Be- Project to seventh-grade stu- cause masks dents at Lorna Byrne Middle incorporate School. symbolism in LTA conducted two-day their decora- workshops in conjunction tion, students with the school’s Africa stud- were asked to ies program. On Wednesday design their and Thursday, May 14 and masks for per- 15, directed by coordinator sonal signifi- Noralene Harland, African cance. arts were presented to the Adinkra students in the forms of mud- involves print- cloth and adinkra textiles, ing de- Rebecca Saavedra in traditional Sen- signs in a galese garb with African drums. black dye Friday, May 16. It consisted made from tree bark, of a live African music per- employing stamps formance, provided hands-on carved from sections of opportunities for the students calabash gourd. The and included African food. seventh-graders used the These programs are adinkra symbols and made possible by volunteer paint to stamp designs on support, and funding from the fabric. Carpenter and Cow Creek With kente, stark Umpqua Indian Foundations. black-and-yellow de- For information, contact Patti signs of mud cloth have Culver, LTA Program admin- become one of the istrator, at ir- best-known African vac.lta@gmail.com. To be- cloth traditions. Tra- come a member, or find out ditionally, designs are more about IRVAC, visit drawn onto cloth using Student art on display irvac.com. a mud solution. It can By PATTI CULVER For the fourth consecu- tive year, the Illinois River Valley Arts Council Learning Through Art (LTA) program Dome School elementary students created Animal Masks with Nedd & Jen Wyant. The class is preparing for an end-of-the-year performance during an open house on Thursday, May 22, beginning at 6:30 p.m. The play is titled Flower Power and is being directed by Jack Dwyer. The public can attend. For more information, phone 592-3911. (Photo provided) Takilma Bible Church conducted its 25th bi-annual clothing giveaway program Saturday, May 17 at the church on Takilma Road. Mounds of clean, good clothing are made available free to all comers as part of the church ministry. Abigail Robinson, daughter of Pastor Dan Robinson, is recognized as the driving force for the project. (Photo by Ali Madjdi) $17.48 cost per $1,000 borrowed $29.04/18.83cost per $1,000 borrowed $18.37 cost per $1,000 borrowed $16.67 cost per $1,000 borrowed WHEELER TOYOTA INSERT DEALER 375 Redwood Hwy. PARTS 476-5206 SALES SERVICE LOGO HERE 476-6858 476-9379 www.wheelertoyota.com 1) 2008 Kelley Blue Book Brand Image Award Winner in best overall interior design. Kelley Blue Book’s Brand Image Awards are based on the brand watch study from Kelley Blue Book marketing research. 2008 IntelliChoice ® inc. www.intellichoice.com 2) NHTSA 2008 crash test. www.safercar.gov *Cash back from manufacturer. APR financing through Toyota Financial Services with approved credit. Tier 1+, I, II and III only. Offers can not be combined and may vary by region. Must take retail delivery from deal- er stock by 6/2/08. See participating dealer for details. ©2008 Graham Advertising.All rights reserved. 0424
