p6374

TITLE OF WORK: Dance of the court dancers (Danse de bayadères)

TYPE OF WORK: Print, woodcut

DATE: 1863

DIMENSIONS: 7.8 x 10.5 cm

COMMENTS: French establishments in India, Karikal. Devadashi or bayadères (from the Portuguese "balhaderas") are servants of the pagodas

LOCALITY OF REFERENCE: India

DANCE FORM: traditional, popular

KEYWORDS: religion