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7291. Photo 1167(55)

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Photo 1167(55)
Title:
A performance of The Elephant, one of the most popular plays in the Buchen repertoire, Lara, Spiti. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography 'A performance of The Elephant, one of the most popular plays in the Buchen repertoire. During the play the Elephant will dance to the sound of cymbals and chanting, leaping and thrashing around wildly. Before Buddha’s birth his mother dreamed of a white elepha...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Feb 2004
Extent:
1 item

7292. Photo 1167(61)

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Photo 1167(61)
Title:
A young monk wearing an ancient wooden mask during the dance festival at Key Monastery, Spiti. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
Scope & Content:
'A young monk wearing an ancient wooden mask during the dance festival at Key Monastery. These Bakhtuk act as jokers during the performances, teasing the older monks by mimicking them and generally entertaining the audience by punctuating the long solemn dances with touches of humour. They also...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jul 2005
Extent:
1 item

7293. Photo 1167(64)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1167(64)
Title:
Monks from Key Monastery perform during the annual dance festival (cham), Spiti. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jul 2005
Extent:
1 item

7294. Photo 1167(65)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1167(65)
Title:
Monks from Key Monastery perform during the annual dance festival (cham), Spiti. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jul 2005
Extent:
1 item

7295. Photo 1167(67)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1167(67)
Title:
Three Buchen dance at the end of a performance in Lhalung, Spiti. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
Scope & Content:
'Three Buchen dance at the end of a performance in Lhalung. Buchen are travelling religious performers who spread the message of Buddhism and the Dharma amongst the common people through entertainment. Song, dance, humorous plays and prayer are the vehicles for their teaching. The Khokpo – somet...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Feb 2006
Extent:
1 item

7296. Photo 1168/1(152)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1168/1(152)
Title:
Calcutta. Eden's Garden [Eden Gardens]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Urban Topographical Photography Close view of the memorial statue of Sir William Peel V.C. in the Eden Gardens, at the north end of the Maidan. Visible on the skyline in the background is the spire of the Burmese Pagoda in the gardens. This was damaged in the cyclone of 1864 and the pres...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

7297. Photo 1170/1(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1170/1(7)
Title:
Outram Statue, Calcutta. Photographer: Johnston and Hoffmann
Scope & Content:
Genre: Urban Topographical Photography Postcard view of the equestrian statue of Sir James Outram on the Calcutta Maidan.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910
Extent:
1 item

7298. Photo 1175(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1175(8)
Title:
Khajuraha — Colossal image of Varaha in Varaha Temple. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Postcard view, published by the Medici Society, London, of the large sculpture of Vishnu as Varaha, the body covered with miniature figures, in the Varaha Temple (western group).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920s
Extent:
1 item

7299. Photo 1183(8)

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Photo 1183(8)
Title:
[Bronze statue in front of the Museum, Batavia (Jakarta)]. Photographer: Woodbury and Page
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Numbered '2' in pencil on mount. Genre: Architectural Photography View of the bronze statue of an eleohant, raised on an elaborate stone plinth, in front of the museum. The statue was presented by King Chulalonmgkorn of Siam in 1871, during his visit to the Dutch East Indies. Info...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

7300. Photo 1183(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1183(9)
Title:
Native Idol, Gaga. Photographer: Woodbury and Page
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Numbered '43' in pencil on mount. Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Close view of a sculpture of Ganesh in the ruins of the temple complex of Singasari. This piece was later presented to the King of Siam, when he visited the Dutch East Indies in 1896. Identification, dating and oth...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860
Extent:
1 item

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