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Mate-Tea Set
The tea set is roughly 30-50 years old and belongs to Irina’s husband. The tea set is from Argentina and it is used to make yerba mate which is a traditional Argentinian tea. Drinking mate is a social activity among family members in a household and…
Güiro
A Güiro is an instrument used in traditional Puerto Rican music. It is a notched hollowed-out gourd, which produces music by dragging a wooden stick-like object, commonly known as a scrapper, or more formally called a “pua,” on the rigids on the…
History Harvest 2017 Interview with Awilda Saavedra Reasco
An interview with Awilda Saavedra Reasco where she discusses the objects that she brought for the History Harvest.
Photographs of Awilda Saavedra Reasco's wedding and of her daughter's First Communion.
These two photos were brought to the history harvest by Awilda Saavedra Reasco. The larger photo is of her wedding 29 years ago in 1988, and the smaller photo is of her daughter receiving her first communion in 2001 or 2002. Both occurred at St.…
History Harvest 2017 Interview with Julia Rodriguez
An interview with Julia Rodriguez about the objects she brought to the History Harvest, the photos and newspaper clippings.
History Harvest 2017 Interview with Hermi Marrero
Interview with Hermi Marrero about the object he brought to the History Harvest.
Taino Sun Cemi Necklace
Description:This object is a necklace, and originally the decoration on the front would have been carved into a rock or painted or drawn on a cave wall. In recent history, the Cemi symbols have been used as decorative pieces to represent the…
History Harvest 2017 Interview with Manuel Reyes
An interview with Manuel Reyes during the 2017 History Harvest in New Britain. Manuel provides contextual background to the items he brought to the Harvest.