Dance of the Voladors : with one of their number playing a weird tune on a whistlelike flute

One of five photographs demonstrating the process of the Dance of the Voladors. One of the dancers plays a tune on a whistlelike flute while they whirl nearer to the earth.

Publication date: 1936-11-01

Size: 24 x 15 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Papantla de Olarte (Mexico)

Subject(s):

• Peasants--Mexico--Papantla de Olarte--1930-1940
• Churches--Mexico--Papantla de Olarte--1930-1940
• Rites & ceremonies--Mexico--Papantla de Olarte--1930-1940
• Aerialists--Mexico--Papantla de Olarte--1930-1940
• Indians of Central American--Spiritual life--Mexico--Papantla de Olarte--1930-1940
• Flutes--1930-1940
• Ceremonial objects--1930-1940

Genre(s):

• Motion study photographs
• Photographs

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (November 1, 1936), p. 6

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Creator(s):

• Gray, Ralph E.