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Girl executing the Kaharva dance (Danseuse de Kaharva)
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TITLE OF WORK:
Girl executing the Kaharva dance (Danseuse de Kaharva)
TYPE OF WORK:
Drawing, color
DATE:
1850
COMMENTS: Kaharva was probably a dance of the Bhuj region; today the word means a cyclical rhythm (tala) of 8 beats. The dancer bites end of her sash, a characteristic gesture of timidity
LOCALITY OF REFERENCE:
India, Bhuj
DANCE FORM:
popular, traditional, folk
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