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Exhibits: Lion dance

Lion dance in the Chinese diaspora helps individuals and communities to navigate transnational identities, sometimes in ways that involve political action. This exhibit highlights aspects of lion dance among diaspora communities that have attracted the attention of anthropologists.

Lion Dance: Anthropological perspectives
Lion Dance Costume (Head)
Drum
Lion dancing with a Panda at Memorial University’s Chinese New Year Celebration at St. Augustine Church, St. John’s, February 9, 2014
Hong Luck lion dance team, Toronto
Girls Carry the Lion Through Chinatown [photograph]
Video
Chinese Lion Dance: Marysville, California
Imperial Lion Dance Team - Arts in Common 2025
Summit Lion Dance
CityStream: LQ Lion Dance Team

Anthropology Museum | The University of Winnipeg | 515 Portage Ave., Winnipeg MB Canada

Anthropology department | Faculty of Science

The University of Winnipeg is located on Treaty One land in the heart of the Métis Nation. The ethnographic and archaeological collections at the University of Winnipeg are home to cultural belongings from First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and other Indigenous communities whose traditional territories are located within and beyond the borders of present-day Manitoba. | UWinnipeg Land Acknowledgement