YOUR PLACE.CULTURAL CAPTIVATION cap·ti·vate tr.v. cap·ti·vat·ed, cap·ti·vat·ing, cap·ti·vates 1. To attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence. See Synonyms at charm. 2. Archaic To capture. : Take a tour around the globe at the Los Angeles Tribal, Folk & Textile Art Show, this weekend at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium Santa Monica Civic Auditorium is a multipurpose convention center in Santa Monica, California. It was built in 1958. For trade shows, the Civic Auditorium features 11,775 square feet (1,094 m²) of space, while the stage adds 4,485 square feet (417 m²) more space, . There's pottery, costumes, jewelry, rugs, masks, bead work, ceremonial objects, photography, basketry basketry, art of weaving or coiling and sewing flexible materials to form vessels or other commodities. The materials used include twigs, roots, strips of hide, splints, osier willows, bamboo splits, cane or rattan, raffia, grasses, straw, and crepe paper. , furniture and more. View pre-Columbian sculpture, textiles from Guatemala and Bolivia, and Panamanian molas (reverse applique panels). Enjoy tribal art from Indonesia, which is not only utilitarian but often has a ritualistic rit·u·al·is·tic adj. 1. Relating to ritual or ritualism. 2. Advocating or practicing ritual. rit or ceremonial function as well. Wood sculpture and bead work from the Bahau people of Borneo will also capture your eye. Look for hidden creatures among the spirit figures and dragons that adorn their work. Walk through displays of pieces from Africa, Oceania, Colonial Spain, India, Tibet, Asia, Persia and other exotic locales from around the world, all under one roof. The show is today from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. Admission is $10. Proceeds from Sunday's event will be donated to the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of State World Trade Center Relief Fund. Santa Monica Civic Auditorium is at 1855 Main St., Santa Monica. Call (310) 455-2886. - Michelle J. Mills CAPTION(S): photo Photo: no caption (Los Angeles Tribal, Folk & Textile Art Show - mask) |
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