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Five linked sword dancers and a drummer

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TYPE OF WORK: Tapestry
DATE: 1540
DATE DETAILS: approx.
COMMENTS: A tapestru honouring Joao de Castro for his victory in Goa, 1538. Supposedly made by weavers in Brussels, on the order of the king of Portugal.
LOCALITY OF REFERENCE: Belgium, Portugal
DANCE FORM: traditional, sword
KEYWORDS: weapon

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