Gombay dancers

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Title

Gombay dancers

Description

"Gombay, a medicine dance, is performed by dancers from St. Elizabeth. This dance is done as therapy, working to the solutions of problems."

Subject

Dance; Dance - Jamaica; Dancers; Dancers - Jamaica; Folk dancers; Folk dancers - Jamaica; Folk dancing; Folk dancing, Jamaican

Creator

Richardson, Dennis (Agency for Public Information)

Date

Oct-1982

Source

NLJ Photograph Collection IN: Daily News Collection - Dancing, Ja. - Folk

Identifier

D0011425
Acc. no.: 33947

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Format

JPEG

Type

Photograph

Citation

Richardson, Dennis (Agency for Public Information), “Gombay dancers,” National Library of Jamaica Digital Collection , accessed January 10, 2025, https://nljdigital.nlj.gov.jm/items/show/11455.