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Two dancers with hands up over their shoulders, September 6, 1947

 Item — Box: 1, item: H-123

Two dancers at the school grounds in Shioya, Okinawa, celebrating the Festival for the Sea God (Umigami). Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "Dance by two women with hands up over their shoulders. The gestures, headdresses, and dark kimonos all suggest the Balinese dancers so often illustrated."

Dates

  • Creation: September 6, 1947

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Language of Materials

English