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ORIGIN OF THE PEARLS OF THE PERSIAN GULF
TO THE PEOPLE OF IRAQ, THE RIVER TIGRIS REPRESENTED A
BEAUTIFUL GIRL WHO FELL IN LOVE WITH THE HANDSOME EUPHRATES.
THEIR FAMILIES OPPOSED THE MARRIAGE BUT THEY RAN AWAY FROM HOME
UNTIL THEY MET IN THE SOUTH OF IRAQ IN ONE WIDE RIVER.
WHEN THE TWO LOVERS MET THEY WEPT, AND THEIR HAPPINESS TEARS
ARE STILL PICKED UP BY DIVERS IN THE ARAB GULF AS BEAUTIFUL AND
PRECIOUS PEARLS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): ANIMAL: PEARL OYSTER (MOLLUSK)
| Subject headings: | ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Raw Material |
Date learned: 12-00-1965
SLAVIC BREAD TRADITIONS
MY GRANDMOTHER ALWAYS MADE BREADS AND ROLLS FOR CHRISTMAS.
WITH THE LEFTOVER DOUGH WHICH THEY CALLED SLINGSHOT BREAD
SHE WOULD MAKE THE FIGURE OF THE BABY JESUS. THIS IS A
CROATIAN SLAVIK TRADITION.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): FOOD SCULPTURE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 Pastry ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Raw Material ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Finished Product |
Date learned: 00-00-1941
Yard brooms
People would gather branches, tree limbs and straw, tie them
together to make a yard broom.
Where learned: GEORGIA ; ATHENS
| Subject headings: | ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Raw Material ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Household furniture and utensil |
GUM CHAINS
WE USED TO MAKE GUMWRAPPER CHAINS OUT OF THE WRAPPERS
FROM ANY BRAND OF STICK GUM. WE DID IT BY FOLDING
THE WRAPPERS IN HALF THE LONG WAY AND THEN THE SHORT
WAY, AND CONNECTING THE PIECES. WHEN THE CHAIN GOT
LONG ENOUGH, A GIRL WAS SUPPOSED TO BURN IT IN FRONT
OF THE GUY SHE LIKED, AND HE WAS SUPPOSED TO TAKE IT
FROM THERE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Raw Material ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Finished Product |
Date learned: 00-00-1965
Environmental Factor
Product of Environmental Factor:
Making a snowman
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs Added by TRD
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Keyword(s): Build ; ENVIRONMENT ; Product ; Snowman
| Subject headings: | ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Raw Material |