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771. Photo 1167(54)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1167(54)
Title:
Buchen Chettan Dorje and Pema Namgyal waiting to be served tea in a house in Lara, Spiti. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
Scope & Content:
'Buchen Chettan Dorje and Pema Namgyal waiting to be served tea in a house in Lara. Buchen are religious performers who bring the teachings of the Dharma and the message of Buddhism to common people through the medium of entertainment. Each day during their residence in a village they will visit...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Feb 2004
Extent:
1 item

772. Photo 1167(60)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1167(60)
Title:
Three monks from Key monastery, Spiti, walking towards a roadside shrine at Rongtong, where they will perform a small religious ceremony. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jul 2005
Extent:
1 item

773. Photo 1167(70)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1167(70)
Title:
Meme Buchen Getuk Sonam performs a stone breaking ceremony on top of a house in at Lhalung, Spiti. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
Scope & Content:
'Meme Buchen Getuk Sonam performs a stone breaking ceremony on top of a house in at Lhalung. He is invoking the local demons in order to trap them in a block of stone. Once trapped the stone was laid on the belly of the owner of the house then smashed with a boulder' (Patrick Sutherland).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Feb 2006
Extent:
1 item

774. Photo 1168/1(151)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1168/1(151)
Title:
Repose. Photographer: Robinson (Henry Peach) and Cherrill (Nelson K.)
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography A country scene, looking towards a flock of sheep grazing on the moorland in the foreground, with houses in the distance, and the sun behind clouds above. The photograph is clearly a combination print made with a separate negative for the sky, intended to represent ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870
Extent:
1 item

775. Photo 1170/1(14)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1170/1(14)
Title:
Village scene, Bengal. Photographer: Johnston and Hoffmann
Scope & Content:
Postcard view of an Indian village, with bullock carts in front of the thatched houses.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910
Extent:
1 item

776. Photo 1176/3(52)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1176/3(52)
Title:
Mussoorie Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group portrait of a wedding party including the bride and groom. Good example of Victorian dresses for women, miltiary costumes, and wedding dress.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

777. Photo 1176/3(53)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1176/3(53)
Title:
[Group portrait of wedding party, Mussoorie] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group portrait of a wedding party including the bride and groom. Good example of Victorian dresses for women, miltiary costumes, and wedding dress. Same group pictured in Photo 1176/3(52).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

778. Photo 1184/1(66)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1184/1(66)
Title:
Jack's birthday party, Gulmarg 1899. Photographer: Godfrey, Stuart Hill
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Snapshot portrait group of children and two adults. The two ladies are identified as G. Mercer and F. Macmahon. The young boy identified as 'G. G.' is presumably Godfrey's son.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1899
Extent:
1 item

779. Photo 1184/1(83)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1184/1(83)
Title:
[Group at] Fort Sandeman [Zhob] 1901. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Informal portrait of the Godfrey family and others, seated at tea in an open-sided tent at Fort Sandeman. In addition to Stuart Hill Godfrey, his wife Guendolen and their children Jack and Jenny, the following figures are identified: Mrs Mather, Mrs Sherard, Mary She...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1901
Extent:
1 item

780. Photo 1184/1(130)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1184/1(130)
Title:
[Godfrey family picnic group, England.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Small snapshot of a family picnic among woodland, probably in the Esher area. Stuart Hill Godfrey and Jenny Godfrey are identified among the group, with a further illegible word denoting either the location or another sitter.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1904
Extent:
1 item

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