Valeska Gert: Dance Rebel/Grotesque Dancer during the days of Dada and Expressionalism (pictured on top right)
Dance of 7 Veils via Wiki:
The Dance of the Seven Veils is also thought to have originated with the myth of the goddess Ishtar and the god Tammuz of Assyrian and Babylonian lore. In this myth, Ishtar decides to visit her sister, Ereshkigal, in the underworld. When Ishtar approaches the gates of the underworld, the gatekeeper lets Ishtar pass through the seven gates, opening one gate at a time. At each gate, Ishtar has to shed an article of clothing. When she finally passes the seventh gate, she is naked. In a rage, Ishtar throws herself at Ereshkigal, goddess of the underworld; but Ereshkigal orders her servant Namtar to imprison Ishtar and unleash sixty diseases against her. After Ishtar descends to the underworld, all sexual activity ceases on earth.
Ishtar gathered her seven talismans of power. These were
1) Her golden crown
2) pendants hanging from her ears
3) A jewelled necklace
4) jewels hanging at her breasts
5) The bracelets on her arms and ankles
6) A girdle embroidered with the birthstones of the Universe
7) Vestments that were wrapped around her form (gown)
Reading list:
Empire of Ecstasy: Nudity and Movement in German Body Culture
The Seven Addictions and Five Professions of Anita Berber: Weimar Berlin's Priestess of Depravity
Voluptuous Panic
Bohemians: The Glamorous Outcasts
Dance of 7 Veils via Wiki:
The Dance of the Seven Veils is also thought to have originated with the myth of the goddess Ishtar and the god Tammuz of Assyrian and Babylonian lore. In this myth, Ishtar decides to visit her sister, Ereshkigal, in the underworld. When Ishtar approaches the gates of the underworld, the gatekeeper lets Ishtar pass through the seven gates, opening one gate at a time. At each gate, Ishtar has to shed an article of clothing. When she finally passes the seventh gate, she is naked. In a rage, Ishtar throws herself at Ereshkigal, goddess of the underworld; but Ereshkigal orders her servant Namtar to imprison Ishtar and unleash sixty diseases against her. After Ishtar descends to the underworld, all sexual activity ceases on earth.
Ishtar gathered her seven talismans of power. These were
1) Her golden crown
2) pendants hanging from her ears
3) A jewelled necklace
4) jewels hanging at her breasts
5) The bracelets on her arms and ankles
6) A girdle embroidered with the birthstones of the Universe
7) Vestments that were wrapped around her form (gown)
*also note the King Harod/Salome biblical version
Reading list:
Empire of Ecstasy: Nudity and Movement in German Body Culture
The Seven Addictions and Five Professions of Anita Berber: Weimar Berlin's Priestess of Depravity
Voluptuous Panic
Bohemians: The Glamorous Outcasts
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