THE MYSTERY OF THE KALASA - A LINK TO BHARAT NATAYAM

Authors
WEBER CE
Citation
Ce. Weber, THE MYSTERY OF THE KALASA - A LINK TO BHARAT NATAYAM, Mankind Quarterly, 38(4), 1998, pp. 419-422
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Anthropology
Journal title
Mankind Quarterly → ACNP
ISSN journal
00252344
Volume
38
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
419 - 422
Database
ISI
SICI code
0025-2344(1998)38:4<419:TMOTK->2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
The author describes a 3rd/4th century A.D. Indian coin and suggests t hat the female figure portrayed on the reverse as standing by a kalasa or vase may provide a clue to the possible place of origin of the Bha rat Natayam, a dance discussed by S. Soundarapandian in an earlier iss ue of The Mankind Quarterly.