Igorata wedding dance.
Title
Igorata wedding dance .
Description
A row of men in loincloths dance behind one another , banging on metal drums . Handwritten twice at bottom of photo : Igorata Wedding Dance . The Igorots come from the Cordillera region , in the Philippines island of Luzon ; since the World's Fair in St . Louis , Missouri was held shortly after the conclusion of the Spanish-American War (1898) , which brought the Philippines under U.S . rule , the large Philippine Exhibit was intended to expose fair visitors to the people and resources of the protectorate and to acculturate Filipinos to the U.S . Stamped on lower left corner : 4975 . Stamped at lower right corner : Copyrighted 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition Co .
Subject
Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.) Exhibitions Men Igorot (Philippine people) Indigenous peoples Musical instruments Percussion instruments Drums (Musical instruments) Ceremonial dancers
Location Depicted
Saint Louis (Mo.) Forest Park (Saint Louis, Mo.)
Date Original
1904
Object Type
Photographic prints Gelatin silver prints
Source
8 x 10 in. b&w photographic print. Item no. 1977.01.360 in the Arthur Younger Ford photograph album collection, University of Louisville Photographic Archives.
Citation Information
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Collection
Arthur Younger Ford (1861-1926) Photograph Albums
Collection Website
http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/ford/
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Photographic Archives
Format
image/jpeg
Ordering Information
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Image Number
ULPA 1977.01.360
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