On this page, you will find indexes for public programs presented by the 

TRADITIONAL ARTS PROGRAM
Department of Anthropology
California Academy of Sciences
San Francisco, CA

The indexes are organized by GEOGRAPHIC REGION and by ARTISTIC FORM (GENRE). Clicking a link within an index will allow you to view brief descriptions and dates for the relevant program or, where available, educational pages and/or photographs prepared for that program. (Note: a boldface listing indicates that an information page is available for that program.)
You may also browse through program listings for a SPECIFIC YEAR by clicking the relevant link:

1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008


BROWSE BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION:

African & African American | Latin American & Caribbean | Native American
United States | Pacific Islands | Asian | Jewish & Middle Eastern | European

BROWSE BY GENRE

 
African & 
African American
  • A Cappella Harmonies from the Streets of San Francisco
  • Africa, Folk Songs from
  • African Influences on South American Dance
  • African Music and Dance 
  • Africa and America, Stories from
  • African Diaspora, Animal Tales from the
  • African-American Step Show
  • Afro-Cuban Dance
  • Cameroon, Cooking from
  • Ghana, Highlife Music from
  • Gospel Music
  • Hip-Hop Dance
  • Jazz, The Social Evolution of
  • Moroccan Music and Storytelling
  • Nigerian Drumming
  • Nigerian Rhythms
  • Nigerian Sculpture
  • North African Music
  • Oral Improvisation Workshop
  • Stepping and Hip-Hop
  • West African Folk Music
  • West African Dance
  • West African Hair Braiding
  • West African Music and Dance
  • West African Wood Carving
  • West Coast Blues
  • Latin American & Caribbean
  • Afro-Brazilian Dance: Maculelê
  • Afro-Cuban Dance
  • Afro-Peruvian Dance: Zapateo Criollo
  • Andean Village Music
  • Ants
  • Argentine Folk Dance
  • Argentine Tango
  • Argentine Tango Music
  • Aztec Music and Dance
  • Aztec, Traditional Dances (2001)
  • Aztec Dances (2005)
  • Bolivian Music 2004 , 2005
  • Brazilian Capoeira
  • Caribbean Rhythms
  • Caribbean Steel Band
  • Caribbean, Tales from the
  • Chile, Regional Dances from
  • Chilean Dance
  • Chocolate, The History of
  • Chocolate, Regional Varieties of
  • Chocolate: Xocolatl in the Supermarket
  • Colombian Clay Figures
  • Colombian Folk Dance
  • Cuban Vodu and Gaga Music
  • Dia de los Muertos
  • Ecuador, Cultural Traditions of
  • Flamenco Music and Dance
  • Guatemalan Weaving
  • Jalisco, Traditional Dances from
  • Latin American Arts
  • Latin American Storytelling
  • Latin Cinema
  • Mariachi Music
  • The Mayan Gift of Chocolate
  • Mesoamerican Musical Instruments
  • Mexican Cuisine, Staples of: Corn and Chilies
  • Mexican Food Sculptures
  • Mexican Migajón
  • Mexican Mockingbirds (Singers)
  • Mexican Papel Picado
  • Mexican Paper Flowers
  • Mexican Sculptured Waxwork Candles
  • Mexican Serenades
  • Nicaraguan Music and Storytelling
  • Pre-Columbian Clay Flutes
  • Peru, Coastal, Music and Dance from
  • Pre-Columbian Music and Instruments
  • Peruvian Folk Costumes and Dance
  • Peru, Music and Dance from
  • Quechua Indian Music
  • Rainforest, Tales from the
  • Salsa Dance Workshop
  • South American Dance, African Influences on
  • Venezuelan Cuatro, The
  • Zapotec Weaving
  • Native American
  • Artic Life, The Siberian Husky in
  • California Indians: A Way of Life
  • California Indian Basketry
  • California Indian Ethnobotany
  • California Indian Pine Nut Bead Necklaces
  • California Indian Storytelling
  • California Indian Traditions
  • Hopi Kachina Carving
  • Hopi Silverwork
  • Ishi
  • Lakota Beadwork
  • Native American Artifacts
  • Native California Artistry
  • Native California Basketry
  • Native California, Traditional Tales from
  • Native California, Uses of Tules in
  • Ohlone Acorn Preparation
  • Plains Indian Beadwork
  • Plains Indian Flutes 2002, 2005
  • Plains Indian Pow Wow Dancing
  • Pueblo Indian Jewelry
  • Pueblo Pottery
  • Southwest Silverwork
  • Wappo Ethnobotany
  • Washoe Painted Gourds
  • Yaqui Indian Music
  • Yaqui Indian Storytelling
  • Yup'ik Eskimo Culture
  • United States
  • A Cappella Harmonies from the Streets of San Francisco
  • American A Cappella Tradition, The
  • American Music, A Potpourri of
  • American South, Music from the
  • American Tradition of Belly Dance, The
  • Barbershop Quartet Singing
  • Bay Area Plants, Folk Usage of
  • Bee-Keeping and Honey
  • Bluegrass in the Traditional Style
  • Boss Blues Harmonica
  • Bullwhip, The Art, Craft, and Science of the
  • Cheerleading, The Art of
  • Chocolate, The History of
  • Decoy, The Art of the
  • Fly-Tying (Fishing Flies)
  • King and the Storyteller, The
  • Kitemaking Workshop
  • Kites: Traditional and Contemporary
  • Magic Show and Workshop
  • Mountain Dulcimer, The
  • North American Percussive Dance
  • Percussion: Recycled Rhythms
  • Puppet-Making
  • Ragtime Music (1999)
  • Ragtime, The American Tradition of (2003)
  • Sea, Songs of the
  • Sea Chanteys
  • Tales from the Enchanted Forest
  • West Coast Blues
  • Winemaking
  • Pacific
  • Aboriginal Australia, Music from: Didgeridoo
  • Hawaiian Featherwork
  • Hawaiian Hula in the Ancient Style
  • Hawaiian Kapa
  • Hawaiian Tradition, The Ukulele in
  • Maori Music and Dance
  • Moloka'i, Hula Dance from
  • Philippines: Filipino Dance (1998)
  • Philippines, Regional Dances from the (2002)
  • Philippines, Music and Dance of the (2005)
  • Polynesian Barkcloth
  • Tonga, Music from
  • Tonga, Traditional Arts from
  • Tongan Traditional Dance
  • Asian
  • Archery, History and Practice of
  • Asian Oboes and Shawms
  • Asian Treasure Bag
  • Cambodia, Classical Dance from
  • China, Northern, Folk Music from
  • Chinese Acrobats
  • Chinese Arts (various)
  • Chinese Classical and Folk Dances
  • Chinese Dance
  • Chinese Lion Dance
  • Chinese Martial Arts: Wushu
  • Chinese Medicine
  • Chinese Music
  • Chinese Music, The Magic of
  • Chinese Stone Carving
  • Chinese Vegetable Carving
  • India, Breads of
  • Indian Dance
  • Indian Sari Draping
  • Indian, East, Body Painting: Mehndi
  • Iraqi Glass Painting
  • Japan, Folk Stories from
  • Japanese Braiding (kumihimo)
  • Japanese Flower Arrangements
  • Japanese Gift Wraps
  • Japanese Mochi Pounding Ceremony
  • Japanese Origami
  • Japanese Paper-Folding
  • Japanese Paper Marbling
  • Japanese Sushi
  • Japanese Swordsmanship (iaido) 2000, 2006
  • Japanese Folktales
  • Japanese Woodblock Printing
  • Juggling, A Social History of
  • Kites: Traditional and Contemporary
  • Korean Kimchee
  • Korean Kum-Boo Metalwork
  • Punjabi Dance
  • Silk Road, Dance Traditions of the
  • Tai-Chi (1999)
  • Tai-Chi, Chinese (2006)
  • Tibetan Sand Mandala
  • Turkish Carpet Weaving
  • Turkish Heritage
  • Turkish Silk Weaving
  • Turkish Textile Arts
  • Turkey and Greece, Music of
  • Jewish & 
    Middle Eastern
  • Arabic Music and Songs
  • Belly Dance, The American Tradition of
  • Eid-Ul Adha Celebration
  • Hanukkah Storytelling
  • Hebrew Tradition, Songs from the
  • Jewish Klezmer Music 1998, 2005
  • Papyrus-Making Demonstration
  • Turkey and Greece, Music of
  • European
  • Archery, History and Practice of
  • Armenian and Greek Music
  • Bagpipes, History of
  • Balalaika Making and Balalaika Music
  • Balkans, Folk Songs of the
  • Basque Music and Dance
  • Black Sea, Tales from the: The Gift of Dreams
  • Bulgarian Music
  • Celtic Lands, Music of the
  • Celtic Music
  • Eastern European A Cappella Music
  • Eastern Europe, Music of
  • Eastern European Gypsy (Roma) Music
  • English Life, Songs of
  • English Tradition, Dances from
  • European Lace Making
  • European Middle Ages, Harps, Songs and Stories of the
  • French Bagpipes and Dance Tunes
  • German Brass Band 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
  • German Folk Songs
  • Greece, Dances of
  • Greece and Turkey, Music of
  • Greek and Armenian Music
  • Hurdy-Gurdy, A Musical History of the
  • Irish Traditional Dance
  • Irish Music and Dance
  • Juggling: A Social History of
  • Lithuanian Straw-work
  • Maritime Songs
  • Norwegian Rosemaling
  • Post-Halloween Concert
  • Roma (Eastern European Gypsy) Music
  • Russian Bliny
  • Saami "Soft" Handicrafts
  • Saami, Traditional Clothing
  • Scandinavian Marionettes
  • Scotland, Unknown
  • Scottish Dance Traditions
  • Scottish Fiddle Music
  • Scottish Highland Storytelling and Ballads
  • Scottish Pipe Band
  • Seafaring Life, Songs of the
  • Singing Rounds: The Ring of Voices
  • Straw Art from Around the World, A Harvest of Customs:
  • Ukrainian Pysanky
  • Wine Making
  • return to top of page

    BROWSE BY ARTISTIC FORM (GENRE):

    Craft | Dance | Dress | Food | Holidays & Rituals
    Martial Arts | Music & Instruments | Animals, Plants & Healing

    Storytelling, Puppetry, Magic & Theater

    BROWSE BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION

     

    Craft

     

  • Artifacts, Native American
  • Arts (various), Chinese
  • Arts, Latin American
  • Arts, Traditional, from Tonga
  • Barkcloth, Polynesian
  • Basketry, Native California
  • Basketry, California Indian
  • Beadwork, Lakota
  • Beadwork, Plains Indian
  • Braiding (kumihimo), Japanese
  • Brushes and Cordage, Soaproot
  • Bullwhip, The Art, Craft, and Science of the
  • Carpet Weaving, Turkish
  • Carving, Hopi Kachina
  • Carving, Stone, Chinese
  • Carving, Vegetable, Chinese
  • Carving, Wood, West African
  • Clay Figures, Colombian
  • Clay Flutes (isoka), Pre-Columbian
  • Cordage and Brushes, Soaproot
  • Decoy, The Art of the
  • Featherwork, Hawaiian
  • Flower Arrangements, Japanese
  • Fly-Tying (Fishing Flies)
  • Gift Wraps, Japanese
  • Glass Painting, Iraqi
  • Handicrafts, Saami "Soft"
  • Jewelry, Pueblo Indian
  • Kachina Carving, Hopi
  • Kapa, Hawaiian
  • Kitemaking Workshop
  • Kites: Traditional and Contemporary
  • Kum-Boo, Korean Metalwork
  • Lace Making, European
  • Mehndi: East Indian Body Painting
  • Metalwork, Korean Kum-Boo
  • Migajón, Mexican
  • Necklaces, Pine Nut Bead, California Indian
  • Origami, Japanese
  • Painted Gourds, Washoe
  • Painting, Glass, Iraqi
  • Papel Picado, Mexican
  • Paper Flowers, Mexican
  • Paper-Folding, Japanese
  • Paper Marbling, Japanese
  • Papyrus-Making Demonstration
  • Pottery, Pueblo
  • Puppet-Making
  • Pysanky, Ukrainian
  • Rosemaling, Norwegian
  • Sand Mandala, Tibetan
  • Sculpture, Nigerian
  • Sculptures, Food, Mexican
  • Silk Weaving, Turkish
  • Silverwork, Hopi
  • Silverwork, Southwest
  • Stone Carving, Chinese
  • Straw Art from Around the World, A Harvest of Customs:
  • Straw-work, Lithuanian
  • Textile Arts, Turkish
  • Traditions, California Indian
  • Tules, Uses of in Native California
  • Waxwork Candles, Sculptured, Mexican
  • A Way of Life: California Indians
  • Weaving, Guatemalan
  • Weaving, Silk, Turkish
  • Weaving, Turkish Carpet
  • Weaving, Zapotec
  • Wood Carving, West African
  • Woodblock Printing, Japanese
  • Dance and Movement Arts

  • Arts, Traditional, from Tonga
  • Belly Dance, The American Tradition of
  • Capoeira, Brazilian
  • Cultural Traditions of Ecuador
  • Culture, Yup'ik Eskimo
  • Cheerleading, The Art of
  • Dance, African Influences on South American
  • Dance,Afro-Brazilian: Maculelê
  • Dance, Afro-Cuban
  • Dance, Argentine Folk
  • Dances, Aztec (2005)
  • Dance, Cambodian Classical
  • Dance, Chilean
  • Dance, Chinese
  • Dances, Chinese Classical and Folk
  • Dance, Colombian Folk
  • Dances from English Tradition
  • Dance, Filipino
  • Dances of Greece
  • Dance, Indian
  • Dance, Punjabi
  • Dance, West African
  • Dance and Folk Costumes, Peruvian
  • Dance and Music, African
  • Dance and Music, Aztec
  • Dance and Music, Basque
  • Dance and Music, Irish
  • Dance and Music, Maori
  • Dance and Music from Peru
  • Dance and Music from Coastal Peru
  • Dance and Music of the Philippines
  • Dance and Music, West African
  • Dances, Regional, from the Philippines
  • Dances, Regional, from Chile
  • Dance, South American, African Influences on
  • Dances, Traditional Aztec (2001)
  • Dances, Traditional, from Jalisco
  • Dance, Traditional Irish
  • Dance, Traditional Tongan
  • Dance Traditions, Scottish
  • Dance Traditions of the Silk Road
  • Flamenco Dance and Music
  • Heritage, Turkish
  • Hip-Hop Dance
  • Hip-Hop and Stepping
  • Hula Dance from Moloka'i
  • Hula in the Ancient Hawaiian Style
  • Lion Dance, Chinese
  • Percussive Dance, North American
  • Pow Wow Dancing, Plains Indian
  • Rhythms, Nigerian
  • Salsa Dance Workshop
  • Step Show, African-American
  • Stepping and Hip-Hop
  • Tango, Argentine
  • Zapateo Criollo: Afro-Peruvian Dance
  • Dress

  • Arts, Traditional, from Tonga
  • Barkcloth, Polynesian
  • Clothing, Traditional Saami
  • Costumes, Folk, and Dance, Peruvian
  • Cultural Traditions of Ecuador
  • Featherwork, Hawaiian
  • Hair Braiding, West African
  • Kapa, Hawaiian
  • Sari Draping, Indian
  • Food

  • Acorn Preparation, Ohlone
  • Bliny, Russian
  • Breads of India
  • Cacao: The Botanist's Perspective
  • Cacao Bean to Chocolate Bar, From
  • Chocolate-Making, The Alchemy of
  • Chocolate, The History of
  • Chocolate, The Mayan Gift of
  • Chocolate, Regional Varieties of
  • Chocolate Singalong
  • Chocolate for the Skin
  • Chocolate: Xocolatl in the Supermarket
  • Cooking from Cameroon
  • Corn and Chilies: Staples of Mexican Cuisine
  • Food Sculptures, Mexican
  • Honey and Bee-Keeping
  • Kimchee, Korean
  • Mochi Pounding Ceremony, Japanese
  • Sushi, Japanese
  • Wine Making
  • Holidays & Rituals

  • Artifacts, Native American
  • Dia de los Muertos
  • Eid-Ul Adha Celebration
  • Hanukkah Storytelling
  • Songs from the Hebrew Tradition
  • Martial Arts

  • Archery, History and Practice of
  • Swordsmanship (iaido), Japanese 2000, 2006
  • Tai-Chi, 1999
  • Tai-Chi, Chinese (2006)
  • Wushu: Chinese Martial Arts
  • Music & Instruments
  • A Cappella Harmonies from the Streets of San Francisco
  • A Cappella Music, Eastern European
  • A Cappella Tradition, The American
  • Bagpipes and Dance Tunes, French
  • Bagpipes, History of
  • Balalaika Music and Balalaika Making
  • Ballads and Storytelling, Scottish Highland
  • Barbershop Quartet Singing
  • Bluegrass in the Traditional Style
  • Blues, West Coast
  • Boss Blues Harmonica
  • Brass Band, German 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
  • Chanteys, Sea
  • Concert, Post-Halloween
  • Cuatro, The Venezuelan
  • Culture, Yup'ik Eskimo
  • Dance Tunes and Bagpipes, French
  • Didgeridoo: Music from Aboriginal Australia
  • Drumming, Nigerian
  • Dulcimer, The Mountain
  • Fiddle Music, Scottish
  • Flamenco Music and Dance
  • Flutes, Clay, Pre-Columbian (isoka)
  • Flutes, Plains Indian 2002, 2005
  • Folk Music from Northern China
  • Folk Music, West African
  • Folk Songs from Africa
  • Folk Songs of the Balkans
  • Folk Songs, German
  • Gaga and Vodu Music, Cuban
  • Gospel Music
  • Harmonica, Boss Blues
  • Harps, Songs and Stories of the European Middle Ages
  • Hurdy-Gurdy, A Musical History of the
  • Jazz, The Social Evolution of
  • Klezmer Music, Jewish 1998, 2005
  • Mariachi Music
  • Music from the American South
  • Music, Andean Village
  • Music from Aboriginal Australia: Didgeridoo
  • Music, Armenian and Greek
  • Music, Bolivian 2004 , 2005
  • Music, Bulgarian
  • Music, Celtic
  • Music of the Celtic Lands
  • Music, Chinese
  • Music, Chinese, The Magic of
  • Music of Eastern Europe
  • Music of Eastern European Gypsy (Roma)
  • Music from Ghana, Highlife
  • Music of Greece and Turkey
  • Music, Greek and Armenian
  • Music, North African
  • Music, A Potpourri of American
  • Music, Quechua Indian
  • Music from Tonga
  • Music of Turkey and Greece
  • Music, Yaqui Indian
  • Music and Dance, African
  • Music and Dance, Aztec
  • Music and Dance, Basque
  • Music and Dance, Irish
  • Music and Dance, Maori
  • Music and Dance From Peru
  • Music and Dance from Coastal Peru
  • Music and Dance of the Philippines
  • Music and Songs, Arabic
  • Music and Storytelling, Moroccan
  • Music and Storytelling, Nicaraguan
  • Music and Instruments, Pre-Columbian
  • Musical Instruments, Mesoamerican
  • Oboes and Shawms, Asian
  • (Percussion) Recycled Rhythms
  • Pipe Band, Scottish
  • Ragtime, The American Tradition of (2003)
  • Ragtime Music (1999)
  • Rounds, Singing: The Ring of Voices
  • Rhythms, Caribbean
  • Serenades, Mexican
  • Shawms and Oboes, Asian
  • (Singers) Mexican Mockingbirds
  • Singing, Barbershop Quartet
  • Singing Rounds: The Ring of Voices
  • Songs and Music, Arabic
  • Songs of English Life
  • Songs, Harps and Stories of the European Middle Ages
  • Songs from the Hebrew Tradition
  • Songs, Maritime
  • Songs of the Sea
  • Songs of the Seafaring Life
  • Steel Band, Caribbean
  • Tango Music, Argentine
  • Ukulele in Hawaiian Tradition, The
  • Unknown Scotland
  • Vodu and Gaga Music, Cuban
  • Animals, Plants & Healing
  • Ants
  • Basketry, California Indian
  • Bee-Keeping and Honey
  • Bullwhip, The Art, Craft, and Science of the
  • Ethnobotany, California Indian
  • Ethnobotany, Native Californian
  • Ethnobotany, Wappo
  • Flower Arrangements, Japanese
  • Medicine, Chinese
  • Pine Nut Bead Necklaces, California Indian
  • Plants, Bay Area, Folk Usage of
  • Siberian Husky, The, in Artic Life
  • Traditions, California Indian
  • A Way of Life: California Indians
  • Storytelling, Puppetry, Magic & Theater
  • Acrobats, Chinese
  • Ants
  • Cinema, Latin
  • Culture, Yup'ik Eskimo
  • Juggling, A Social History of
  • Magic: The Art of Illusion
  • Magic Show and Workshop
  • Marionettes, Scandinavian
  • Oral Improvisation Workshop
  • Puppet-Making
  • Stories from Africa and America
  • Stories of the Earth
  • Stories, Folk, from Japan
  • Stories, Songs and Harps of the European Middle Ages
  • Storyteller, The King and the
  • Storytelling, California Indian
  • Storytelling, Hanukkah
  • Storytelling, Latin American
  • Storytelling, Yaqui Indian
  • Storytelling and Ballads, Scottish Highland
  • Storytelling and Music, Moroccan
  • Storytelling and Music, Nicaraguan
  • Tales, Animal, from the African Diaspora
  • Tales from the Black Sea: The Gift of Dreams
  • Tales from the Caribbean
  • Tales from the Enchanted Forest
  • Tales from the Rainforest
  • Tales, Folk, Japanese
  • Tales, Traditional, from Native California
  • Treasure Bag, Asian
  • ONLINE ARCHIVE
    RESEARCH & FIELDWORK
    PUBLICATIONS
    STUDENT INTERNSHIPS
    STAFF PROFILES
    TAP HOME
    ANTHRO HOME
    CAS HOME

    top of page


    Page designed by Jennifer Michael
    Copyright 2000-2006 California Academy of Sciences