The sword-dance danced by Servian girls at easter, Hermanus Willem Koekkoek, 18 April 1908

Easter in servia: a curious military travesty in a peasant-dance. Drawn by h. W. Koekkoek from a sketch by rook carnegie. Our special artist in servia, the sword-dance danced by servian girls at easter. The performance takes place in the village street. The girls wear their national festival costume: but one of them has a cuirassier's helmet and cuirass, and she brandishes a cavalry sabre. Another of the girls carries a lance. The performers dance to the music of the servian bagpipe. Volume: 132 , issue: 3600, page 12 read the iln. Date: 18 April 1908. Depicted Place: Serbia. Easter in Servia, a curious military travesty in a peasant-dance - ILN-1908-0418-0012