South Asian Christmas Ornaments, 1996

Photograph of two unidentified individuals walking together onstage wearing traditional Indian formal attire.

Photograph of two unidentified children walking together onstage wearing traditional formal attire.

Photograph of a decorated Christmas tree with ornaments depicting South Asian Sikh figures, including two men playing musical instruments (dhol and dafli) and a man and woman performing Bhangra dance. The dhol or dholak is an Indian musical instrument with a double-headed drum and while the dafli is a similar handheld instrument with a single drumhead. Bhangra is a folk dance native to the state… more

Photograph of ornaments depicting South Asian Sikh figures, including two men playing musical instruments (dhol and dafli) and a man and woman performing Bhangra dance, hanging on a Christmas tree. The dhol or dholak is an Indian musical instrument with a double-headed drum and while the dafli is a similar handheld instrument with a single drumhead. Bhangra is a folk dance native to the state of… more

Photograph of an ornament of a South Asian Sikh figure playing a folk musical instrument called a dhol, hanging on a decorated Christmas tree. The dhol or dholak is an Indian musical instrument with a double-headed drum.

Photograph of a decorated Christmas tree with ornaments depicting South Asian Sikh figures, including two men playing musical instruments (dhol and dafli) and a man and woman performing Bhangra dance. The dhol or dholak is an Indian musical instrument with a double-headed drum and while the dafli is a similar handheld instrument with a single drumhead. Bhangra is a folk dance native to the state… more

Photograph of an ornament of a South Asian Sikh figure playing a folk musical instrument called a dhol, hanging on a decorated Christmas tree. The dhol or dholak is an Indian musical instrument with a double-headed drum.

Photograph of a decorated Christmas tree with ornaments depicting South Asian Sikh figures, including two men playing musical instruments (dhol and dafli) and a man and woman performing Bhangra dance. The dhol or dholak is an Indian musical instrument with a double-headed drum and while the dafli is a similar handheld instrument with a single drumhead. Bhangra is a folk dance native to the state… more

Photograph of an ornament of a South Asian Sikh figure performing a Bhangra dance. hanging on a decorated Christmas tree. Bhangra is a folk dance native to the state of Punjab, India, which celebrates food-growing, harvesting and a farmer's relationship to the land. more