Obon dragon dance
PARTNER
Japanese American Museum of Oregon
Visit partner
OBJECT ID
ddr-one-1-112 (ONLC 2918)
PARENT COLLECTION
DESCRIPTION
Black and white photographic negative of four unidentified men playing traditional Japanese instruments at the Obon Festival in front a microphone. All are dressed in happi coast and have tenugui (light cotton towel) headbands. Two dancers in a dragon costume dance in front of the musicians. Man sitting on far right identified as Henry Matsunaga. Obon is an annual event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as Oregon Buddhist Temple) and attended by the wider Nikkei community.
DATE
1948-1954
LOCATION
OBJECT GENRE
Photographs
OBJECT FORMAT
Still Image
TOPICS
- Arts and literature -- Performing arts -- Dance
- Arts and literature -- Performing arts -- Music
- Geographic communities -- Oregon -- Portland
- Community activities -- Festivals, celebrations, and holidays -- Obon
- Identity and values -- Japanese American identity
- World War II -- Leaving camp -- "Resettlement"
- World War II -- Leaving camp -- Returning home
FACILITY
CREATORS
- Hirahara, Frank (photographer)
PERSONS/ORGANIZATIONS
CONTRIBUTOR
Japanese American Museum of Oregon; Portland, Oregon
PREFERRED CITATION
Courtesy of Frank C. Hirahara Collection, Japanese American Museum of Oregon
RIGHTS
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
