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Object Number 56-55-60/15865.1.43
Display Title Chinese mummers dancing on stilts and singing in inn courtyard
Descriptions
Transcribed Annotations Written on board: "China / (Shansi - Paotow) / Gift of Frederick R. Wulsin / 1927 / (verso) 1010-Photo by Frederick R. Wulsin / Negative #26111-A / China - Shansi (crossed out) Inner Mongolia - Paotow (crossed out) Baotou / Chinese mummers dancing on stilts and / singing in inn courtyard at Paotow, / a city in the northern part of Shansi / Province. China. / "Wang Yeh Fu, a native capital in / Southwestern Mongolia". / LMR April 1924 / Rec'd Feb 25 1924"
Department Photographic
Date 1923
Artist Frederick R. Wulsin
Culture
  • Chinese
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China / Inner Mongolia / Alxa League / Alxa Left Banner / Wang Yeh Fu
Dimensions Overall: 17.9388 × 23.9713 cm (7 1/16 × 9 7/16 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by Frederick R. Wulsin

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Chinese mummers dance on stilts in inn courtyard
56-55-60/15865.1.40 Chinese mummers dance on stilts in inn courtyard
Wang Yeh Fu
Chinese mummers exiting on stilts through narrow inn doorway
56-55-60/15865.1.44 Chinese mummers exiting on stilts through narrow inn doorway
Wang Yeh Fu
Dance of Chinese mummers in inn courtyard
56-55-60/15865.1.38 Dance of Chinese mummers in inn courtyard
Wang Yeh Fu
Group watching Chinese mummers dance in inn courtyard
56-55-60/15865.1.39 Group watching Chinese mummers dance in inn courtyard
Wang Yeh Fu
Leading mummer led through inn courtyard
56-55-60/15865.1.42 Leading mummer led through inn courtyard
Wang Yeh Fu
Leading mummer escorted through crowd in inn courtyard
56-55-60/15865.1.41 Leading mummer escorted through crowd in inn courtyard
Wang Yeh Fu
Three small girls and officer outside inn
56-55-60/15865.1.17 Three small girls and officer outside inn
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Courtyard of carpet factory with coal and dog
56-55-60/15865.1.27 Courtyard of carpet factory with coal and dog
Wang Yeh Fu
Courtyard of a carpet factory with wool hung ready for dyeing
56-55-60/15865.1.15 Courtyard of a carpet factory with wool hung ready for dyeing
Wang Yeh Fu
Merchant selling his wares in courtyard of large shop
56-55-60/15865.1.13 Merchant selling his wares in courtyard of large shop
Wang Yeh Fu
Two pigs by coal pile in courtyard of carpet factory
56-55-60/15865.1.37 Two pigs by coal pile in courtyard of carpet factory
Wang Yeh Fu
Three men in courtyard of carpet factory
56-55-60/15865.1.19 Three men in courtyard of carpet factory
Wang Yeh Fu