| Department |
Archive |
| Collection |
BSA SPHS Image Collection |
| Reference No. |
BSA SPHS 01/6174.C3587 |
| Level |
Item |
| Description |
Film negative, an original, approximately half plate size. |
| Condition |
The lower part of the negative appears to have been cut off. |
| Dimensions |
12x9 cm |
| Place |
Vize
|
| Dates |
1906 |
| Donor/Creator |
Dawkins, Mr Richard McGillivray
|
| Project |
Thrace: Carnival Folklore 1905-1906 |
| Scope and Content |
R.M. Dawkins at Carnival in the town of Viza in Thrace in the spring of 1906. Many of the images from his time there record a particular festival in which a masquerade is performed during the course of several days. The original description in the SPHS negative register reads: "Viza altar at (the church)". |
| Notes |
Dates to the time Dawkins was in Viza to observe Carnival (R.M. Dawkins 1906. "The Modern Carnival in Thrace and the Cult of Dionysus" Journal of Hellenic Studies 26: 191-206) |
| Reference |
1927 JHS 47: 13th accession to 1913 slide catalogue. lxv.SPHS C.3587. Link to article
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