A group of Burmese children perform a traditional Zat Poay (dance theatre) in costume. Burmese theatrical masks depicting animal and deity heads are displayed on a stand to the left. Adult instrumentalists sit to the left playing drums, ci wain (Burmese gong circle) and horns. Children sit in a semi-circle to watch the performance outside and a pagoda can be seen behind a hedge. Caption inscribed on negative: Burmese Zat Poay 446. Handwritten caption reads: Burmese Children's Festival.

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Burmese Children Performing Zat Poay

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