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Traditional performing arts in Bali: Photographs and text illustrate traditional performance in Bali, including music, theater, and dance.; Format: slideshow (multiple pages)

A marriage of cultures: In Contemporary life in Vietnam, page 5; With French and general Western media influence, many Vietnamese like to wear white or other color European-style gowns for at least some events in their multi-part marriage ceremonies. Unlike in the U.S., Vietnamese and other Southeast Asians usually participate...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Four Balinese girls performing a welcome dance in gold costumes: Four Balinese girls performing a welcome dance in gold costumes hold their right arms raised. In their left hands they hold decorated offering bowls whose flowery contents they toss as a kind of cheerful blessing to the audience and forthcoming events. The...; Format: image/photograph

The eagle king: In The Ramayana, page 2.10; A dancer costumed as the eagle king Sadayu stands tall and flaps his wings in a performance at Yogyakarta in July 1986. The dancer's feathered costume is a textured blue fabric with a painted wooden head and gold crown. The carved bird head has wide round...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Two girls performing welcome dance engage each other in mirror image pose: Two girls performing a welcome dance engage each other in a mirror image pose. The dancers wear flowered headdresses and green and gold silk costumes. With bent knees and straight backs the dancers lean towards each other and touch arms and shoulders while...; Format: image/photograph

Hanuman and the demon king: In The Ramayana, page 3.9; Hanuman and Ravana puppets face each other in battle at a July 1986 performance in Yogyakarta. The white Hanuman puppet on the left wears a royal Yogyakarta-style batik sarong while the Ravana puppet, with a moustache and red skin, is dressed in red. The faces...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Hanuman courts Ravana's neice: In The Ramayana, page 4.5; A masked dancer wearing a monkey costume performs in a Hindu temple courtyard in Batubulan Village, Bali, during August 1986. The kneeling dancer wears a brown and black monkey head mask with long dark hair attached. His costume includes a spotted grey jumpsuit...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Sita agrees to return: In The Ramayana, page 7.13; Rama and Hanuman go into the forest to meet Sita, as shown at a wood puppet performance in Yogyakarta during July 1986. The white Hanuman puppet on the right wears a royal Yogyakarta-style batik sarong while the Rama and Sita puppets are dressed in similar...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Ubud, Bali Indonesia *Gabor Pendet dance [melconce] [?]: Two Balinese girls performing a welcome dance in red and gold costumes hold their left arms stretched forward from their shoulders and their palms facing the audience. In their right hands they hold decorated offering bowls whose flowery contents they toss...; Format: image/photograph

Sita and Rama are reunited: In The Ramayana, page 6.10; Sita and Rama dance together close to the floor at a performance in Yogyakarta in July 1986. Sita's left hand is flexed back and upward, resting on her left knee. Sita is in front, gazing sharply to the side with her bent legs hidden by her sarong skirt. Rama...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Balinese dancer advances in Rangda witch costume: A Balinese dancer advances in a Rangda costume. Rangda costumes have wooden masks with bulging eyes, and tangled white hair. The dancer also wears long knife-like fingernail attachments and sports dangling striped breasts. Many Balinese dramas involve contests...; Format: image/photograph

The hunt: In The Ramayana, page 2.8; A Javanese dancer playing Rama pursues another dancer wearing the costume of a golden deer in a performance at Yogyakarta in July 1986. A Javanese dancer wears a golden deer costume in a Ramayana performance at Yogyakarta in July 1986. The dancer's eyes are...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Three female palace dancers wearing silk costumes perform in Phnom Penh: Three female palace dancers wearing silk costumes perform in Phnom Penh. The young women dancing in unison have their left feet raised with upward toes, their left arms gesturing forward, and their right hands on their hips. Each one wears a differently-colored,...; Format: image/photograph

The Ramayana: The Hindu epic The Ramayana is retold through the mural, painting, and dance of Southeast Asia.; Format: book (multiple pages)

Reviving traditional arts: In East from India: Cambodia and Southern Vietnam, page 20; Here, three female palace dancers wearing silk costumes perform in Phnom Penh. The young women dancing in unison have their left feet raised with upward toes, their left arms gesturing forward, and their right hands on their hips. Each one wears a differently-colored,...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Ravana tempts Sita: In The Ramayana, page 2.13; The demon king Ravana visits the captured Princess Sita in a wooden puppet theater performance at Yogyakarta in July 1986. The Ravana puppet, here painted with red skin unlike his green-skinned counterpart in Thai mural art, waves a powerful sword at Princess...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Ku Klux Klan costumes in North Carolina, 1870: Format: image/illustration

Bride walks through street in lacy pink wedding dress and high gloves at Mytho: A young bride walks through the street in a European-style, lacy pink wedding dress at Mytho. A matching pink lace headdress trails from her hair, and long white lace gloves reach her upper arms. The bride lifts up the front flounces of her skirt as she walks...; Format: image/photograph

Female Balinese dancer with arms up appears behind carved figures on instrument: A female Balinese dancer with her arms held out and up beside her head appears from behind animal figures carved on a Balinese musical instrument. The dancer wears a fringed and sequined collar and a gold headdress with flowers above her ears.; Format: image/photograph

Two Balinese dancers in Barong costume: Two Balinese dancers emerge from a gate in an elaborate Barong costume. Many Balinese dramas involve contests between the evil witch Rangda and her foe, Barong, a mythological creature who looks somewhat like a gilded and furry lion. Two men are needed to...; Format: image/photograph

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