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Morris dancers wearing large antlers in the horn dance in the grounds of Bagot's Castle near Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire, c.1920s-1940s

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI2/10/6/13/5

Scope and Contents

The caption on the slide continues: 'At one time the horns bore the arms of the Bagot family and other local owners of property, and were used in the dance as a ceremonial declaration of forest rights'.

Dates

  • Creation: c.1920s-1940s

Extent

1 photographic slide(s) : Glass.

Language of Materials

English

Related Materials

Joseph Needham's category: English ceremonial dance traditions.

Dimensions

8 x 8 cm.

General

Slide source: None given.

Repository Details

Part of the Needham Research Institute Repository

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