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Audio Recording Community Collections Grant Year of Engagement: Warp and Weft—Backstrap Weaving in Micronesia

Community Collections Grant Year of Engagement: Warp and Weft—Backstrap Weaving in Micronesia

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In the second episode of the Folklife Today subseries focusing on Community Collections Grantees, AFC Folklife Specialists Nancy Groce and Meg Nicholas interview Neil Mellon, the Executive Director of the Habele Outer Island Education Fund and CCG project team leader Modesta Yangmog about their CCG project, “Warp and Weft of Yap’s Outer Islands: Backstrap Weaving in Micronesia.” The project documents the unique weaving traditions of 20 master lavalava weavers, and the cloth’s essential role in the region’s cultural traditions and community relations. 

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  • Community Collections Grant Year of Engagement: Warp and Weft—Backstrap Weaving in Micronesia

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  • 32:25

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  • Nancy Groce
  • Meg Nicholas
  • Neil Mellen
  • Modesta Yangmog

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  • pdf
  • audio

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  • Folklife Today

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Community Collections Grant Year of Engagement: Warp and Weft—Backstrap Weaving in Micronesia. 2025. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/podcasts/2025-07-14/community-collections-grant-year-of-engagement-warp-and-weft-backstrap-weaving-in-micronesia/.

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(2025) Community Collections Grant Year of Engagement: Warp and Weft—Backstrap Weaving in Micronesia. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/podcasts/2025-07-14/community-collections-grant-year-of-engagement-warp-and-weft-backstrap-weaving-in-micronesia/.

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Community Collections Grant Year of Engagement: Warp and Weft—Backstrap Weaving in Micronesia. 2025. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/podcasts/2025-07-14/community-collections-grant-year-of-engagement-warp-and-weft-backstrap-weaving-in-micronesia/>.