Altan Ova. In Sundi Hoshun. 'A monk of the village,' i.e., a monk who has married and left his monastery, and settled down in village life. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Altan Ova. In Sundi Hoshun. Old monk, wearing Chinese spectacles. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Head-and-shoulders full-face portrait of an elderly monk, behatted and wearing spectacles. Duplicate negative only, no print.
Altan Ova. In Sundi Hoshun. 'A monk of the village,' (see R 133 [neg.920]), smoking a cigarette. Cigarette smoking is not forbidden in Mongolia so strictly as in Tibet, but it is against the rules, and a pipe (kensa) is more often smoked. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Head-and-shoulders full-face portrait of a 'monk of the village' (i.e., one who has married and lived outside the monastery), a cigarette in his mouth. Duplicate negative only, no print.