IDNO

T.54785.ELT

Description

Dang-ki (tangki, spirit-medium) performance at a Chinese temple festival in Singapore. The medium, a man wears an apron decorated with embroidered dragons and has a whip over his shoulders. His cheeks are pierced by a tasselled skewer. A second medium, similarly dressed, is standing behind him and further behind is a large crowd of people. [EB 11/01/2023]

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/.