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Title: Ap-Apong-a-Baak
Creator: Artist unknown, creator
Contributor: Artist unknown, creator
Date Created and/or Issued: ca. 1978-1980
Publication Information: University of California, Santa Barbara, Davidson Library, Department of Special Collections, California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives, Santa Barbara, California, 93106-9010, United States, (http://www.library.ucsb.edu/speccoll/collections/cema/index.html)
Contributing Institution: UC Santa Barbara, Library, Department of Special Research Collections
Collection: Kearny Street Workshop archives
Rights Information: The artist of any work retains all rights to that work. Copyright has not been assigned to the Regents of the University of California. The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. No further reproduction is permitted without prior written permission by the artist or copyright holder. Any requests for permission to reproduce this piece must be directed to: Kearny Street Workshop c/o California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives Library – CEMA University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 Phone: (805) 893-8563 E-mail: cema@library.ucsb.edu
Description: The poster features black and white drawings of the Filipino flag, a cow skull with bat wings, an eye, an old American flag, a woman covered with body art and wings, a man in a striped suit and hat who is smoking a cigar, and a sword. In the lower half of the image, there is a drawing of an indigenous man surrounded by flames. He is covered in body art and wearing a headband and a large pendant and chain around his neck. His hands each hold a stick for the kolintang, a Filipino instrument from the island of Mindanao. The text states, "Ap-Apong-a-Baak, Manong Benefit, Celebration June 27th, 636 Clay, 8 PM to 1 AM, Music Poetry Dance FIlm, 2.50 in advance, 3.00 at the door, seniors free, for further information call 981-1190 or 391-5800." The text appears in black and white. The background is bright pink.
Type: image
Form/Genre: Graphic arts
Identifier: http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt058031wd
Subject: Asian Americans--California--San Francisco--Social life and customs
Filipino Americans--California--San Francisco Bay Area
Place: Chinatown (San Francisco, Calif.)
Social life and customs
Pictorial works

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