<I>The King and I</I> Mask
date: label: Date made
content: 1996
name: label: wearer/user
content: Abeleda, Tito
label: designer
content: Kirk, Roger
notes: label: Description
content: This exquisite mask, based on 19th-century Thai ceremonial headgear, was created by Australian designer Roger Kirk for the 1996 Broadway revival of the musical play, <i>The King and I.</i> It was worn by dancer Tito Abeleda as part of his costume for the show's second act ballet based on Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel, <i>Uncle Tom's Cabin</i>. <i>The King and I</i>, created in 1951 by composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist-librettist Oscar Hammerstein, is one of the American musical theater's most enduring works.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Musical Theater
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
label: See more items in
content: Popular Entertainment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Discover Financial Services Card
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1998.0048.23
label: catalog number
content: 1998.0048.23
label: accession number
content: 1998.0048
objectType: label: Object Name
content: mask
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: paint (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 32 cm x 28 cm; 12 5/8 in x 11 in