Canadian Sarcee ‘Indians’, from ‘ North American Indians’ by Boorne & May, 1891
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Shiva transformed into a naga (serpent) and Arjuna transformed into a garuda (eagle). Wayang wong dance, Java, Indonesia, ca. 1937
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Phantoms of Venice, costumes created by Salvador Dalì for the ball held by Charles De Beistegui in Venice in 1951
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Maurice Golberg- Ryllis Barnes Simpson aka Hasoutra, (Hindu dancer) posing as the snake woman, New York, 1926
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Michel Leiris, Dogon masks, Mali, 1934
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Horst P. Horst. Electric Beauty. 1939.
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Weegee, NYC, 1940
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Horse costume from ‘Parade’, ballet with music by Erik Satie, designs by Picasso and scenario by Jean Cocteau. 1916–1917
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La création du monde, a 20 minute ballet (1922-23). Designs by Fernand Léger, music by Darius Milhaud, choreography by Jean Borlin.
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Kwoho dancers (Maybe Igbo masquerade dancers?), Edo region (?), Nigeria, early 1900s. Photographer: Northcote Thomas
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Joseph Rock. Tibetan skeleton dancer. 1925.


