Finding aid for the Pongsan Mask Dance slides 3398
Marissa Chavez and Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated
USC Libraries East Asian Library
2023 July
Doheny Memorial Library
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-1825
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries East Asian Library
Title: Pongsan Mask Dance slides
Identifier/Call Number: 3398
Identifier/Call Number: /repositories/6/resources/3416
Physical Description:
0.42 Linear Feet
1 box
Date (inclusive): 1970s
Abstract: Collection consists of color slides depicting a folk-dance performance of the Pongsan mask dance in North Korea.
Language of Material:
Korean.
Container: 1
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.
Collection consists of color slides depicting a folk-dance performance of the Pongsan mask dance in North Korea. Slides are
35mm Kodak Ektachrome color slides with descriptions handwritten in Korean in pencil on the slide mount.
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Rights Statement for Archival Description
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[Box/folder# or Item name], Pongsan Mask Dance slides, Collection no. 3398, East Asian Library, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
This collection is unprocessed.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Folk dancing
Folk dancing -- Archival resources
Folk dancing, Korean
Korea (North) -- Photographs
North Hwanghae -- Province