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[Old man, woman and young woman in Kabuki play, Rohwer, Arkansas, October 21, 1944]
Maker
Muramoto, Walter
Date1944
DimensionsH: 5 in, W: 7 in
ClassificationsPhotographic Archives
Credit LineGift of the Walter Muramoto Family
Object number97.292.4R
DescriptionOld man, woman and young woman dressed in Japanese costume kneel on floor during a Kabuki performance at Rohwer concentration camp, Rohwer, Arkansas, October 21, 1944. Male actor at L wears dark kimono, wig and make up to appear old. Woman in C wears black haori over kimono, white make up and wig as she sits with hands folded in lap and downcast eyes. At R, young female actor in patterned kimono with long furisode sleeves, wig with elaborate hair ornaments and white makeup sits with proper R hand raised to face. Footlights in foreground. Noren with two vertical slits covers doorway in background. Altar in background, R.;1 photographic print : b&w
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Muramoto, Walter
1942-1945
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