Beliphone
Item
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Original Title
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Beliphone
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Date
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2000
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Creator
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John T. Biggers
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Description
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This Biggers print shows a figure playing a balafon, with a sankofa bird overhead. The balafon is a West African percussion, and the sankofa bird signifies the importance of the past in improving the future. Taken together, they show the importance of music in preserving culture.
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Primary Subject
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2000-
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Art
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Music
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HBCU leadership
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Additional Subject
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Afrocentrism
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Black art
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Educators
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Faculty
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Musical instruments
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Performers
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Type
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Print
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Medium
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print
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Additional Techniques
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lithography
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Measurements
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29 1/2 in x 24 in
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Format
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JPEG
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HBCU Identifier
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pc165
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HCAC Identifier
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HCAC.TSU.0051
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Contributing Institution
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Texas Southern University
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Collection
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Permanent Collection
