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040-003174502 Collection Area Visual Arts

331. Photo 1112/2(37)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/2(37)
Title:
Soldier's shrine at Gyantse, wives burn incense on it when husbands are absent on active service, and write their names on paper and suspend them from the robes at the side. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; prayer; religion; religion (Buddhism); religious observances; religious observances (Buddhist) Location = Gyantse; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910-1920
Extent:
1 item

332. Photo 1112/2(180)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/2(180)
Title:
Monkey [and pony] in stable at Gyantse. The la (souls) of ponies are believed to dwell in monkeys. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = animals; Bell Collection; monkeys; ponies Location = Gyantse; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910-1920
Extent:
1 item

333. Photo 1112/2(50)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/2(50)
Title:
Bag of yak-hide containing mustard oil at Serchok, Gyantse, along with many other articles of food, used to pay wages, etc. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Wooden frame supporting the yak hide bag which contains the oil. Subjects = Bell Collection; currency; food and drink Location = Gyantse; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910-1920
Extent:
1 item