A Bauluk

A Bauluk

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Publication:
Bethesda, MD : U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Health & Human Services, [2010]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Dancing
Culture
Hinduism
India
Genre(s):
Pictorial Work
Abstract:
Colored etching of barefoot Bengali dancing boy with painted face dressed as Krishna. Inscription below figure reads "a Bauluk". Boy's costume includes bird headdress, blue cape, necklace, and exotic ear decorations. He holds a wand. Representative image of a dancer at feast of Jhulan Yatra. From Solvyns's Collection of two hundred and fifty coloured etchings, sec. 3, pl. 5.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Related Title(s):
Hidden treasure and Is part of: Collection of two hundred and fifty coloured etchings; (DNLM)2711493R
Extent:
1 online resource (1 image)
NLM Unique ID:
101601103 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
A033246
OCLC no.:
828715776
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101601103