![[Throng of celebrants surrounding two men performing ritual sword dance in celebration of the martyrdom of Hussain, Karachi, Pakistan]](/internal/media/dispatcher/93517/preview)
[Throng of celebrants surrounding two men performing ritual sword dance in celebration of the martyrdom of Hussain, Karachi, Pakistan]
Artist
Margaret Bourke-White
(American, 1904–1971)
Date1947
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 10 × 13 1/4 inches (25.4 × 33.7 cm);
Mat: 16 × 20 9/16 inches (40.6 × 52.2 cm)
Mat: 16 × 20 9/16 inches (40.6 × 52.2 cm)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineGift of Gary Davis, Class of 1976
Terms
- Photographs
- Gelatin silver print
- Islam
- Religion
- Buildings
- Dance
- Streets
Object number2006.082.021
Collections
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