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Performers walking toward school grounds for festival, September 6, 1947

 Item — Box: 1, item: H-105

Performers walking to the school grounds in Shioya, Okinawa, for the Festival for the Sea God (Umigami). Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "The shanen gaka, unmarried girls between ages 16 and 22, in costume as they march toward the school grounds."

Dates

  • Creation: September 6, 1947

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Language of Materials

English