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Pongsan Mask Dance slides

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 3398

Scope and Contents

Collection consists of color slides depicting a folk-dance performance of the Pongsan mask dance in North Korea. Slides are 35mm Kodak Ektachrome color slides with descriptions handwritten in Korean in pencil on the slide mount.

Dates

  • Creation: 1970s

Conditions Governing Access

Advance notice required for access.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Department of the East Asian Library at eal@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the East Asian Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Rights Statement for Archival Description

Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

Biographical / Historical

The Pongsan mask dance has its origin in music and dance from the late Koryo dynasty (918-1392) and from the Pongsan area of North Hwanghae Province, North Korea. The performance depicts a Medieval satirical dance representing the moral corruption and inefficiency of the feudal ruling class.

Extent

0.42 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

Korean

Abstract

Collection consists of color slides depicting a folk-dance performance of the Pongsan mask dance in North Korea.

Processing Information

This collection is unprocessed.

Title
Finding aid for the Pongsan Mask Dance slides
Status
Unprocessed
Author
Marissa Chavez and Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated
Date
2023 July
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the USC Libraries East Asian Library Repository

Contact:
Doheny Memorial Library
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