Tungani General, Khotan. Photographer: Sykes, Percy Molesworth
Scope & Content:
Three-quarter length seated portrait, with attendants carrying Chinese flags standing behind him. Reproduced in Ella and Percy Sykes, Through Deserts and Oases of Central Asia (London: 1920), p. 242, there captioned 'The Tungani Commander of the Troops at Khotan'.
Group of dancers (men and youths) posed in the open air. Reproduced in Ella and Percy Sykes, Through Deserts and Oases of Central Asia (London: 1920), p. 158: 'The Sarikolis are very fond of music and dancing, and a troupe of youths led by a man who banged the drum in masterly fashion performed ...