Alexandre VOLININE orientalist costume for "The Slave Dance"
Costumes
Inventory number
2023.9.4.15ac.CO.SC.C1920.FRDescription
Orientalist costume for "The Slave Dance" worn by Alexandre VOLININE for n° 10 of the Slavonic dances by Antonín DVORAK. The emerald green satin shorts with attached bodice formed from chain-linked satin squares edged in blister pearl beads with large ruby glass medallions, a double row of pearls to the waistband, with large ruby rosette medallions to each leg with cascading seed pearl bead tassels, chain straps with matching headband composed from a double row of metal chains inset with ruby-centred pearl florets, and a woven silk ribbon under headband.Materials
Silk satinMetal
Pearl beads
Glass cabochons