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[Talent show with hula dancer, Central Utah Relocation Project, Topaz, Utah, 1942-1944]
Maker
Miné Okubo
(1912 - 2001)
Date1942-1944
Mediumink, paper
DimensionsH: 9.25 in, W: 13 in
ClassificationsFine Arts
Credit LineGift of Mine Okubo Estate
Object number2007.62.172
Description1 drawing on paper : ink ; image 9.25 x 13 in;A woman with a flipped forelock of hair, Mine Okubo, appears in the left foreground of an audience gathered in a mess hall, to watch a hula dancer perform on a makeshift stage. The dancer wears a traditional Hawaiian costume, a lei around her neck, a lei on each wrist and a flower above her left ear. Fabric is draped from the ceiling to decorate the room.
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