Dragon Carving

Dragon carving. Detail on the Bhutanese temple constructed for the 2008 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. P1040878

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2008 Smithsonian Folkife Festival: Bhutan Comes to Washington, DC

July 2nd 2008
Bhutan: Land of the Thunder Dragon was the theme of the 2008 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Every summer, the Smithsonian Institution sponsors the festival on the National Mall to explore the culture and traditions of one country and one US state. The country featured this year was Bhutan. A range of outdoor exhibits told of Bhutan's arts, beliefs, foods, music, architecture, and traditi ... read more

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