1. 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