IDNO

T.54768.ELT

Description

Street performance by a dang-ki (tangki, spirit-medium) associated with a Chinese temple in Singapore. The medium, a man wearing a long apron and with a whip around his shoulders, has his cheeks pierced by a spike and holds various weapons in his hand. A crowd look on from behind him.

Place

SE Asia; Singapore

Cultural Affliation

Chinese

Named Person

Photographer

None

Collector / Expedition

Elliott, Alan J.A.

Date

1950 - 1951

Collection Name

Elliott Collection

Source

Format

Colour Transparency

Primary Documentation

Other Information

N.54753.ELT to N.54790.ELT were found inside the envelope now numbered C469/1/ which came from the box C469/.