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Korean Yang Ban Mask and Fan

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Korean Yang Ban Mask and fan in a 7-inch square frame. 'Hahoe Mask Dance' is written below. Yang Ban is the primary aristocratic character from Korean traditional mask-plays, or talchum. The Hahoe Mask Dance is one of the folk dramas of Pungcheon Hahoe village in Andong City, South Korea, and dates from the Goryeo Dynasty. This was donated by the Vice Mayor of Chonju, Korea, a San Diego Sister City since 1982.

Originating Mayor: Susan Golding

Date Received: 7/29/1997