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First World Crafts Exhibition, Ontario Science Centre

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"Displayed items at the First World Craft Exhibition, Ontario Science Toronto, Canada. First World Craft Exhibition, Ontario Science Toronto, Canada June 11-September 2, 1974."

A group of Canadian Indians entertain the visitors

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"Complementing the displays of crafts at the First World Crafts Exhibition is a wide and colourful variety of performances by groups and individuals from locations as geographically divergent as the Republic of Gambia , Mexico and Australia. Here a…

Dancing headdress from Mallicolo Island, New Hebrides

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"In the centre is a dancing headdress from Mallicolo Island, New Hebrides. Surrounding it, various objects from around the world."

Visitors participate in quilting

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"Visitors can join a quilting bee, learn to make patches, quilted wall hangings, tablecloths, floor coverings, fabric sculptures."

Patterns of animals, boys, men, girl, women etc.

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"This Eskimo wall hanging by Winnie Tatya of the Northwest territories of Canada, depicts the supernatural that permeates life in the far north."

Sculpture on display

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Depiction of a Durga in mixed media sculpture.

The Deco Queen

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"The Deco Queen - a body ornament roughly equivalent to a long-line evening bra. 'Ornament', by Barry S. Merritt, is among 167 pieces in ''The Goldsmith,'' a show of contemporary gold craftsmanship at Renwick Gallery of the National Collection of…

Women standing and conversing in an exhibition area

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"First World Crafts Exhibition at the Ontario Science Centre in Toronto, Canada."

Children seated playing with different items

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"Weaving looms large at the First World Crafts Exhibition where even children get into the fun of sheep-shearing and carding."

Crafted items on exhibition

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"A ceramic chess game in white clay by Lies Cosijn (Netherlands), a chair in carved elm by Jon Brooks (United States), and an embroidered wall hanging by unknown craftsman (India). At the upper corner, part of the chair in lacquered wood from…