Author:

Unknown  Search this

Subject:

National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)  Search this

Physical description:

Color: Black and White; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Exhibit; Medium: Photographic print

Type:

Photographic print

Exhibit

Date:

1960s

Category:

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Summary:

A mannequin dressed as a Kali Dancer is on exhibit in the Hall of Pacific and South Asian Ethnology in the National Museum of Natural History. The mannequin in the exhibit is labeled as "King Bali of India in a Sacred Dance Drama".

Contained within:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 44A, Folder: 12

Contact information:

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Exhibitions  Search this

Kali Dancer  Search this

Asian Anthropology  Search this

Asian Ethnology  Search this

Mannequins (figures)  Search this

Museum mannequins  Search this

Pacific and South Asian Ethnology Exhibits  Search this

Standard number:

MNH-905 or MNH905

Restrictions & Rights:

No restrictions

Data Source:

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sic_10545