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040-003174502 Collection Area Visual Arts

311. Photo 1112/2(15)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/2(15)
Title:
Yamdro Tso from below the Khamba La, looking south-west. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking along the lake towards snow-covered peaks.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910-1920
Extent:
1 item

312. Photo 1112/2(48)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/2(48)
Title:
Weighing wool at Phari for assessment of customs duty. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Bale of wool being weighed with portable scale. Subjects = Bell Collection; taxation; wool Location = Phari; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910-1920
Extent:
1 item

313. Photo 1112/2(104)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/2(104)
Title:
British staging bungalow in Tibet, between Phari and Gyantse. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; bungalows; staging posts Location = Gyantse; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910-1920
Extent:
1 item

314. Photo 1112/2(121)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/2(121)
Title:
Gun and arrow competition at Gyantse. Firing the gun. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Subjects = arms and armour; Bell Collection; rifle shooting; shooting competitions; sports Location = Gyantse; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910-1920
Extent:
1 item

315. Photo 1112/2(206)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/2(206)
Title:
Hunting dog lying down outside Badu La's house near Gyantse. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Subjects = animals; Bell Collection; hunting dogs Location = Gyantse; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910-1920
Extent:
1 item

316. Photo 1112/2(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/2(5)
Title:
Yangtang Kazi's younger brother riding in front, and the Cho-trim-pa of the Pe-ma Yang-tse Monastery (known as Ta-sang Lama) riding behind him in Sikkim. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Group on horseback posed for photographer. The head of the Yangtang family was a landed proprietor, magistrate and member of the Sikkim Council. Subjects = Bell Collection; lamas; monks; religion; religion (Buddhism)
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910-1920
Extent:
1 item

317. Photo 1112/2(38)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/2(38)
Title:
The Arsenal in Lhasa. Most of the work is carried on in the houses and verandahs on the sides. Courtyard partly flooded with heavy rain. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view across courtyard. Subjects = arms and armour; arsenals; Bell Collection; Tibetan architecture; Tibetan architecture (Buddhist) Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920-1921
Extent:
1 item

318. Photo 1112/2(269)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/2(269)
Title:
The scapegoat at Gyantse who carries away all misfortune at the beginning of the sowing season. He is clad in sheep's entrails and holds its heart in his hand. After the ceremony he is driven down the hill-side. Photographer: Macdonald, David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-length standing portrait. A similar photograph of the same figure is reproduced in Hugh Richardson, Ceremonies of the Lhasa Year (Serindia, London, 1993), p. 71: 'At Gyantse the counterpart of the Lugong Gyalpo is a strange figure, half-naked with sheep's ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910-1920
Extent:
1 item

319. Photo 1112/2(286)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/2(286)
Title:
Altar of chapel in a trader's house in Chumbi Valley, with photograph of Dalai Lama in centre. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Similar to print 79, but with objects arranged slightly differently. Subjects = altars; Bell Collection; interiors; private houses; religion; religion (Buddhism) Location = Chumbi Valley; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910-1920
Extent:
1 item

320. Photo 1112/2(294)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/2(294)
Title:
The 'Iron Hill' (Chakpori), Lhasa, showing the temple on the top and the houses on the ridge, lower down on left. Every evening a hundred ravens or more settle on the slopes of this hill. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Buddhist); temples Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920-1921
Extent:
1 item