Ge-kö (Dge-bskos) of the Bor che chi Sum Monastery near Ha-ting Sum, in his yurt. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length seated portrait. Bell's caption note continues: 'In front of him is the bowl from which he makes offerings to the deities, grains of rice or of barley, but not of wheat; thus Mongols follow the Tibetan custom. Below, a shallow dish of wheaten cakes baked ...
Chagan Küren Suma (White Court temple). The inner wall of a yurt. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of a section of the inner wall of a yurt, showing the latticework construction. Duplicate negative only, no print.
Chagan Küren Suma (White Court temple). Kitchen arrangements. The stove is built up of sun-dried bricks. Preparing soup. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of two Mongol women, cooking in the open air in front of a yurt. Duplicate negative only, no print.