Title

Interview with Cardell Patterson, Flag Boy for the Uptown Warriors.

Authors

Kim Vaz-Deville, Xavier University of LouisianaFollow
Lexcie Thomas, Xavier University of LouisianaFollow

Files

Description

Interview with Cardwell Patterson, Flag Boy for the Uptown Warriors, vy Kim Vaz-Deville. Cardwell Patterson talked about what it means to be a flag boy ( a messanger for the Big Chief), the history of his association with the Mardi Gras Indians, the suits he made, and the culture and traditions of the group.

Publication Date

1-1-2020

Publisher

Xavier University of Louisiana

City

New Orleans, Louisiana

Keywords

Mardi Gras Indians, Mardi Gras Indian suits, Masking

Disciplines

Arts and Humanities | Digital Humanities

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.

Comments

Filmed and edited by Lexcie Thomas.

Produced and directed by Kim Vaz-Deville.

Time: 35 minutes.

Recommended Citation

Vaz-Deville, Kim and Thomas, Lexcie, "Interview with Cardell Patterson, Flag Boy for the Uptown Warriors." (2020). Mystery in Motion: African American Spirituality in Mardi Gras. 14.
https://digitalcommons.xula.edu/masked/14