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SUMMARY:Kwanzaa Setting
DESCRIPTION:Kwanzaa Setting\n\n \n\n \n\nNovember 5\, 2026   January 3\, 2027\n\nAdmissions Lobby\n\nThe kinara\, Swahili for candleholder\, holds seven candles three red on the left\, three green on the right\, and a single black candle in the middle that represent the seven principles that are the foundation of the African American celebration Kwanzaa. As a new candle is lit each day\, families discuss one principle's importance and how it fosters community amongst African Americans.\n\nThe glass kinara represents a bridge spanning generations of African American people\, and a waterfall cascades behind it to symbolize how they flow together. In this setting is a Kikombe cha Umoja (Unity Cup) signifying the gathering of family in celebration of a rich heritage. Behind the scene\, a mirror invites the onlooker to see their reflection and contemplate what Umoja means to them.\n\nAdditional pieces in the setting explore more Kwanzaa principles. The Museum's glassmakers consulted with Museum staff member Joy Epting to create a Mkeka (mat)\, symbolic of a foundation of African tradition and history\; Mazao (crops)\, represented by the basket of fruit\, to pay homage to traditional African harvest celebrations and the people who grow the crops\; and Muhindi (corn)\, representing African American children and the promise of the future. One final piece\, Zawadi (gifts)\, is an African heritage object\, in this case a stylized glass replica of a wooden akua'ba figure. It is a female fertility statue of the Akan people.\n\nKwanzaa Setting was originally designed in 2020 by Jonathan Rowe of Horseheads\, New York\, and the Rowe Family guided and assisted the Museum's Hot Glass Team in creating the piece. The collaboration grew out of discussions of Kwanzaa principles\, African American history\, and the state of race relations in the United States. One key principle surfaced in those conversations as the focal point for discussions of family\, community\, and the issues at hand: Umoja\, or "Unity."
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<strong><span style="font-family:century gothic\,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Kwanzaa Setting</span></span></strong><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-family:century gothic\,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">November 5\, 2026&nbsp\;&ndash\;&nbsp\;January 3\, 2027</span></span><br />\n<span style="font-family:century gothic\,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Admissions Lobby</span></span><br />\n<span style="font-family:century gothic\,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">The&nbsp\;</span></span><em><span style="font-family:century gothic\,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.5pt">kinara</span></span></em><span style="font-family:century gothic\,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">\, Swahili for candleholder\, holds seven candles&mdash\;three red on the left\, three green on the right\, and a single black candle in the middle&mdash\;that represent the seven principles that are the foundation of the African American celebration Kwanzaa. As a new candle is lit each day\, families discuss one principle&rsquo\;s importance and how it fosters community amongst African Americans.</span></span><br />\n<span style="font-family:century gothic\,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">The glass&nbsp\;</span></span><em><span style="font-family:century gothic\,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.5pt">kinara&nbsp\;</span></span></em><span style="font-family:century gothic\,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">represents a bridge spanning generations of African American people\, and a waterfall cascades behind it to symbolize how they flow together. In this setting is a&nbsp\;</span></span><em><span style="font-family:century gothic\,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.5pt">Kikombe cha Umoja&nbsp\;</span></span></em><span style="font-family:century gothic\,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">(Unity Cup) signifying the gathering of family in celebration of a rich heritage. Behind the scene\, a mirror invites the onlooker to see their reflection and contemplate what&nbsp\;</span></span><em><span style="font-family:century gothic\,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.5pt">Umoja&nbsp\;</span></span></em><span style="font-family:century gothic\,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">means to them.</span></span><br />\n<span style="font-family:century gothic\,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Additional pieces in the setting explore more Kwanzaa principles. The Museum&rsquo\;s glassmakers consulted with Museum staff member Joy Epting to create a </span></span><em><span style="font-family:century gothic\,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.5pt">Mkeka </span></span></em><span style="font-family:century gothic\,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">(mat)\, symbolic of a foundation of African tradition and history\; </span></span><em><span style="font-family:century gothic\,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.5pt">Mazao </span></span></em><span style="font-family:century gothic\,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">(crops)\, represented by the basket of fruit\, to pay homage to traditional African harvest celebrations and the people who grow the crops\; and </span></span><em><span style="font-family:century gothic\,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.5pt">Muhindi </span></span></em><span style="font-family:century gothic\,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">(corn)\, representing African American children and the promise of the future. One final piece\, </span></span><em><span style="font-family:century gothic\,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.5pt">Zawadi </span></span></em><span style="font-family:century gothic\,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">(gifts)\, is an African heritage object\, in this case a stylized glass replica of a wooden akua&rsquo\;ba figure. It is a female fertility statue of the Akan people.</span></span><br />\n<em><span style="font-family:century gothic\,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.5pt">Kwanzaa Setting&nbsp\;</span></span></em><span style="font-family:century gothic\,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">was originally designed in 2020 by Jonathan Rowe of Horseheads\, New York\, and the Rowe Family guided and assisted the Museum&rsquo\;s Hot Glass Team in creating the piece. The&nbsp\;collaboration grew out of discussions of Kwanzaa principles\, African American history\, and the state of race relations in the United States. One key principle surfaced in those conversations as the focal point for discussions of family\, community\, and the issues at hand:&nbsp\;</span></span><em><span style="font-family:century gothic\,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.5pt">Umoja</span></span></em><span style="font-family:century gothic\,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">\, or &ldquo\;Unity.&rdquo\;</span></span>
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