Collection consists of color slides depicting a folk-dance performance of the Pongsan mask dance in North Korea.

The Pongsan mask dance has its origin in music and dance from the late Koryo dynasty (918-1392) and from the Pongsan area of North Hwanghae Province, North Korea. The performance depicts a Medieval satirical dance representing the moral corruption and inefficiency of the feudal ruling class.

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