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032-003174063 Collection Area Visual Arts

2271. Photo 1112/5(151)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/5(151)
Title:
Gyan-tsen on highest point of Pa-lha house. Cylindrical, five to six feet high. It is a sign that the owner has, or had, a copy of the Kan-gyur in the house. Possibly it was looted during the fighting with the British or Chinese. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography The Kan-gyur is the Buddhist canon, 'The Translated Commandments'. Subjects = Bell Collection; Gyan-tsen (Tibetan religious object); religion; religion (Buddhism); religious articles; religious articles (Buddhist) Location = Gyantse; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933-1934
Extent:
1 item

2272. Photo 1112/5(239)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/5(239)
Title:
A man selling clay plaques with images of gods on them. By his side are the dies, made of lead, with which he stamps the images on the clay. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; occupations; prayer wheels; religion; religion (Buddhism); religious articles; religious articles (Buddhist); religious image sellers; rosaries
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933-1934
Extent:
1 item

2273. Photo 1112/6(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/6(4)
Title:
Two Ge-luk-pa [Yellow Hat] monks from Dre-pung (Go-mang College) on the motor road half a mile below Kalimpong village. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography 'They are going on pilgrimage to Bodh Gaya and to the Yam-bu Cho-ten near Katmandu. They will go by train from Siliguri. The darker man (right) seems to be the servant of the other. Subjects = Bell Collection; monks; pilgrims; religion; religion (Buddhism)
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933
Extent:
1 item

2274. Photo 1112/6(22)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/6(22)
Title:
Cashie [Bell] and Rongnye seated in a field off the road, in Rong-nye Valley below Gangtok. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Subjects = Bell Collection
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Dec 1933
Extent:
1 item

2275. Photo 1112/6(23)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/6(23)
Title:
Cashie [Bell] and myself [Charles Bell] in a field off the road, in Rong-nye Valley below Gangtok. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Subjects = Bell Collection
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Dec 1933
Extent:
1 item

2276. Photo 1112/6(69)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/6(69)
Title:
Between Pon-kong and Tak-tse. Sheep on the edge of a pool near 'The River of Taste' (Nyang Chu). Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Close view of a few sheep. Small, square format print. Subjects = agriculture; Bell Collection; forts; livestock; sheep Location = Nyang Valley; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933-1934
Extent:
1 item

2277. Photo 1112/6(91a)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/6(91a)
Title:
Group of children preparing to dance at Pen-jor Lhun-po, the Palha family estate near Gyang-tse. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Lined up in the garden of Pen-jor Lhun-po. On left, servant boy of the Do-te family, who live near San-gang and have come on a visit to the Pa-lha family. On right, musician holding mandolin-like instrument. Between them, four child dancers, standing on a woode...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933-1934
Extent:
1 item

2278. Photo 1112/6(91b)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/6(91b)
Title:
Group of children preparing to dance at Pen-jor Lhun-po, the Palha family estate near Gyang-tse. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Similar to print 91a. Subjects = Bell Collection; dance; music; musical instruments Location = Gyantse; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933-1934
Extent:
1 item

2279. Photo 1112/6(98)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/6(98)
Title:
Corner of Gyang-tse. On right and in centre, donkeys, the chief transport animals in U and Tsang. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Caravan of donkeys in front of an unidentified building. Subjects = animals; Bell Collection; donkeys; pack animals Location = Gyantse; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933-1934
Extent:
1 item

2280. Photo 1112/6(106)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/6(106)
Title:
Coracle of yak-hide (ko-wa), crossing the Nyang Chu at Gyang-tse. Major Huelin and Capt. Hailey in coracle. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; ferries; local craft; river scenes; transport; water transport Location = Gyantse; Nyang Chu (river); Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933-1934
Extent:
1 item