[MA 16 Hobby Horse, India] 14 b/w photographs, c1950s; possibly by Violet Alford?; 1: drummer w/hobby horse in background; 2: drummer w/ two hobby horses and festival in background (1 of 2); 3: drummer w/ two hobby horses and festival in background (2 of 2); 4: hobby horse w/ dancer; 5: hobby horse dancer showing stilts and wrappings; 6: hobby horse dancer showing how to wrap stilts to legs (1 of 2); 7: hobby horse dancer showing how to wrap stilts to legs (2 of 2); 8: hobby horse dancer w/ another dancer in costume at festival; 9: hobby horse dancer in full regalia w/ muscians at festival; 10: hobby horse dancer in full regalia and vessel on head w/ muscians at festival; 11: man with hobby horse mask on stick; 12: man with hobby horse mask on stick and three dancers w/ straw masks, three men w/bells; 13: three men wearing masks surrrounded by muscians and audience w/ child wearing hobby horse surrounded by audience members; 14: four adult dancers wearing masks w/ child wearing hobby horse surrounded by audience members.
Photographs, Drummer with hobby horse in background, India circa 1950s
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