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040-003174502 Collection Area Visual Arts

291. Photo 1112/2(96)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/2(96)
Title:
Our camp in the fields below Lhuntrup Jong on ridge above. My tent is the middle one. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View of group of tents, with fort on hill behind. Subjects = Bell Collection; camps; dzongs; forts; tents Location = Lhuntrup Jong; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920-1921
Extent:
1 item

292. Photo 1112/2(102)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/2(102)
Title:
Iron suspension bridge at Phondo. Over the top are stretched on a rope the prayers written on bits of white cloth (lung-ta). Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; bridges; river scenes Location = Phondo; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920-1921
Extent:
1 item

293. Photo 1112/2(107)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/2(107)
Title:
Present of fruit from Dalai Lama, wrapped in black satin and sealed. Sent me a few days after my arrival in Lhasa. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Close view of parcel of fruit. Subjects = Bell Collection; Dalai Lama; food and drink; presents Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920
Extent:
1 item

294. Photo 1112/2(150)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/2(150)
Title:
Corpse-cutting platform (Tur-tro) at Tra Yer-pa, where the corpses of the monks are cut up and given to the birds. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Close view of the disposal area, which in this case consists of 'a flattened piece of ground, somewhat larger than a man's body, floored with slabs of slate. A small slab stood vertically in the ground; to it the dead monk's head was secured, while pieces of th...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920-1921
Extent:
1 item

295. Photo 1112/2(181)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/2(181)
Title:
Actors from the Ta-shi Sho in Lhoka Province. They are telling the preliminaries of the story in song [Norbu Lingka, Lhasa]. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = actors; Bell Collection; dance; festivals; religion; religion (Buddhism); religious ceremonies Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920-1921
Extent:
1 item

296. Photo 1112/2(258)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/2(258)
Title:
The small Chinese house in Potala Sho, Lhasa, in which is the pillar inscribed with the defeat of the Gurkhas in 1792. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the small building, with the pillar partly visibly beyond the doorway. The Potala Sho is the enclosed area at the foot of the Potala Palace, which can be seen in the background of this print. A very similar view of this building can be found at p...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920-1921
Extent:
1 item

297. Photo 1112/2(71)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/2(71)
Title:
The richest trader in Gyantse, sitting at her stall in the market. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; dress; dress (Tibetan); ethnic groups; hairstyles; head-dresses; markets; Tibetans Location = Gyantse; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910-1920
Extent:
1 item

298. Photo 1112/2(74)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/2(74)
Title:
Children dressed up for playing, boy monks from Palkor Chode Monastery, Gyantse. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Group of children in patterned robes and hats. Subjects = Bell Collection; children; monks; religion; religion (Buddhism) Location = Gyantse; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910-1920
Extent:
1 item

299. Photo 1112/2(122)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/2(122)
Title:
Gun and arrow competition at Gyantse. Firing the arrow. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Subjects = arms and armour; Bell Collection; sports Location = Gyantse; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910-1920
Extent:
1 item

300. Photo 1112/2(283)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/2(283)
Title:
Altar designed by Sidkeong Tulku, Prince (and later ruler) of Sikkim. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Ornately carved and gilt wooden altar, in form somewhat like a large European dresser, with priests standing on either side. Subjects = altars; Bell Collection; religion; religion (Buddhism) Location = Gyantse; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910-1920
Extent:
1 item