New Years Dragon Lamp with Villagers

Title: New Years Dragon Lamp with Villagers
Caption: Villagers dressing up to play the "Dragon Lamp"
Identifier: WFA_150
Alternative Identifier: p. 13
Description: A man holds up a dragon head on a pole with a long streamer trailing behind to the right. In the center, a man with an elaborate cloth wrapped headdress holds a ceremonial umbrella. Villagers observe the scene, some looking straight at the camera. A stone building with a clay tile roof forms the backdrop.
Commentary: Another version on p. 71 of DEW Blue Brocade Album. The Dragon Dance was performed during the Chinese New Year celebrations to bring good fortune throughout the year.
Original Format: Photographic Print
Source: Jill Willmott
Provenance: Passed down from K & E Willmott to Richard Curtis Willmott, and then donated to Mount Royal University - Archives and Special Collections. Digitized by Elizabeth Willmott.; https://library.mtroyal.ca/archives
Access Rights: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Publisher: SIUE
Record Date: 2026-02-17
Contributor: Cory Willmott
Type: Still Image