p8681

ARTIST: Frédéric de Haenen (Netherlads, 1853-1928) (drawing)

TITLE OF WORK: A native war dance in the Kurram valley, on the north west frontier of India

TYPE OF WORK: Print, woodcut

DATE: 1903

DIMENSIONS: 21.7 x 30.4 cm

COMMENTS: The Kurram Valley is inhabited by a tribe called Turis, who are of the Shiah persuasion, unlike the surrounding tribes, who are all of the Sunni sect.

LOCALITY OF REFERENCE: India

DANCE FORM: traditional