Date recorded: May 21, 1982 Contributor(s): Recordist: Lomax, Alan
Description: Witch Doctor Bird of the Pretty White Eagles Krewe at work on his Mardi Gras Indian costume. (No sound recorded.) Shot by Alan Lomax and crew, May 21, 1982, New Orleans.
About the session: Funeral parades; Mardi Gras Indians; the Dirty Dozen Brass Band; and scenes from Jazz Fest and Preservation Hall.
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