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1968 - In the garden of the Royal Dancing School, Javanese Princess Performs Traditional Dance: Princess Siti Wahjoem starts a dance in the garden beside the palace of the Sultan of Solo, decorated with tropical plants, Chinese vases and coloured wicker cages for singing birds. It is a slow dignified symbolic dance during which the dancer portrays prayers, offerings, rocking a baby, going for a walk, the toilet (hair combing) etc. (Credit Image: (c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans)

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19600105 Cages Combing Dignified Javanese Offerings Performs Portrays Prayers Rocking Siti Slow Solo Starts Vases

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