Theatre Costume
1913 (made)
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Costume for an Ancestor in Act II of Le Sacre du Printemps/The Rite of Spring created in 1913. The costume's belt has the gold and brown dagger and double-headed horse amulet. The costume originally had a metal clasp at the neck. The tunic would have been worn with a bear skin and the headdress allocated to this costume does not belong with it.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 5 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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| Materials and techniques | wool flannel, wool |
| Brief description | Costume designed by Nicholas Roerich for an Ancestor in Act II of Nijinsky's ballet Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring)for Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, 1913 |
| Physical description | Costume designed by Nicholas Roerich and made by Caffi for an Ancestor in Nijinsky's ballet Le Sacre du printemps for Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, 1913. Man's white flannelette robe of white with cotton inset at waist to hips for the belt and enabling gathering over the top. Orange under-arm gusssets. The robe is decorated at the neck and hem in purple pink and red with diamonds circles and triangles, the hem topped by a line of 'mushroom' shapes. |
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| Production | Note the hat shown in the photograph does NOT belong with this costume |
| Summary | Costume for an Ancestor in Act II of Le Sacre du Printemps/The Rite of Spring created in 1913. The costume's belt has the gold and brown dagger and double-headed horse amulet. The costume originally had a metal clasp at the neck. The tunic would have been worn with a bear skin and the headdress allocated to this costume does not belong with it. |
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| Accession number | S.651&D-1980 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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