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Series 3: Graphic materials
BOX-FOLDER 1/11 Graphic materials-printouts from CF01
Black-and-white printouts of color digital images (original images on AFC 2006/008: CF01) with captions.
Item IDs: AFC 2006/008: PH01- PH06, February 2006
Images depict Pam Johnson, Nora Yeh, Tsai Hong Miller, Hongyi He, Rata Sun Lewi, and Peggy Bulger at the American Folklife Center and Jefferson Building recording studio, February 2006.
Item ID: AFC 2006/008: PH07
Banner printout from document "About Rats."
Item IDs: AFC 2006/008: PH08- PH10
Black-and-white printouts of digital images of papercuts (original images on AFC 2006/008: CF03) with explanations.
Item IDs: AFC 2006/008: PH11- PH15
Black-and-white printouts digital papercut printouts from document "Chinese Folksongs" (original images on AFC 2006/008: CF01).
Item ID: AFC 2006/008: CF01
Zip disk of color digital images.
Item ID: AFC 2006/008: CF02, February 24, 2006
CD containing PowerPoint presentation of Hongyi He's demonstration/lecture.
Item ID: AFC 2006/008: CF03
Color digital files of photographs of Hongyi He’s papercut collection. Five pictures entitled "Folksong," 3 pictures entitled "Bird," 2 pictures entitled "Rats."
Series 4: Moving images
Item IDs: AFC 2006/008: MV01-MV04 Hongyi He interview conducted by Nora Yeh at the Library of Congress Recording Laboratory, February 24, 2006
Consists of three sections: 1. History of Chinese papercuts; 2. Characteristics (technique, materials, usages) of Chinese papercuts; 3. Hongyi He’s work and life story. The entire interview is in Chinese with English translations by Nora Yeh in each section. Approximately 3 hours and 30 minutes.
Series 5: Papercuts
BOX-FOLDER 1/12 Papercuts (AFC 2006/008: AR01-AR45)
Item IDs: AFC 2006/008: AR01 - AR 03
3 3.5 x 5 in. papercuts
White rabbit papercuts.
Item IDs: AFC 2006/008: AR04 - AR 06
3 3 x 3.5 in. papercuts
Dog papercuts in red, yellow, and black.
Item IDs: AFC 2006/008: AR07 - AR 08
2 4 x 3.5 in. papercuts
Dog papercuts in red and green.
Item IDs: AFC 2006/008: AR09 - AR 10
2 3.5 x 4 in.; 1 4 x 4.5 in. papercuts
A girl and a boy.
Item ID: AFC 2006/008: AR11
1 7 x 7 in. papercut
A circular green butterfly papercut used in the demonstration.
Item ID: AFC 2006/008: AR12
1 8.5 x 8.5 in. papercut
A red baby papercut.
Item IDs: AFC 2006/008: AR13 - AR27
15 2.25 x 2.5 in. papercuts
Papercuts of black bear in a white background.
BOX-FOLDER 1/13 Papercuts and prints of papercuts mostly by Hongyi-He
Some of the papercuts and prints are unidentified.
BOX-FOLDER 2/1 Item ID: AFC 2006/008: AR28
1 11 x 16 in. papercut
Hongyi He's papercut used for a Library of Congress poster.
Item ID: AFC 2006/008: AR29
1 20 x 21 in. papercut
Light purple flower papercut that was used for demonstration in the lecture.
Item IDs: AFC 2006/008: AR30 - AR31
2 12 x 16 in. papercuts
Tibetan and Miao women head decoration papercuts, red and blue respectively.
BOX-FOLDER 2/2 Chinese zodiac animal papercuts
Includes five zodiac animals.
Item IDs: AFC 2006/008: AR32 - AR36
5 17.5 x 17.5 in. papercuts
Papercuts of an ox, a tiger, a rabbit, a rat, and a snake. Each animal is made in red paper and located in the middle of each paper cut. The edges of each papercut have various decorations in dark blue.
BOX-FOLDER 2/3 Item IDs: AFC 2006/008: AR37 - AR43
Papercuts of a dragon, a horse, a goat, a monkey, a dog, a rooster and a pig.
BOX 3 Item ID: AFC 2006/008: AR44
1 11 x 14 in. papercut
Framed and autographed papercut of a dragon in red paper, by Hongyi He.
BOX 4 Item ID: AFC 2006/008: AR45
1 11 x 14 in. papercut
Framed and autographed papercut of a phoenix in red paper, by Hongyi He.

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