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931. Photo 1167(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1167(1)
Title:
Young nuns studying religious texts at Pangmo Convent, Spiti. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
Scope & Content:
Showing two young nuns studying texts, while seated among coils of piping, with a group of nuns watching from the steps above: 'Young nuns studying religious texts at Pangmo Convent, a new monastery built with funds raised by an American Buddhist nun. The plastic piping now brings water to the n...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jul 1993
Extent:
1 item

932. Photo 1167(18)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1167(18)
Title:
Young monks studying religious texts at Key Monastery, Spiti. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography 'Young monks studying religious texts at Key Monastery. Traditionally monasteries were the only centres of formal education in Spiti. Now there are also nunneries and many secular schools' (Patrick Sutherland).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Apr 1995
Extent:
1 item

933. Photo 1167(53)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1167(53)
Title:
Buchen Chettan Dorje and Pema Namgyal praying in a house in Lara, Spiti. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography 'Buchen Chettan Dorje and Pema Namgyal praying in a house in Lara. Chettan Dorje is reading and reciting from Tibetan scripts, Pema Namgyal is turning a prayer wheel. Buchen are religious performers who bring the teachings of the Dharma and the message of Buddhism to...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Feb 2004
Extent:
1 item

934. Photo 1168/2(16)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1168/2(16)
Title:
Delhi. Kutub, showing carving to 1st gallery. Photographer: Saché, John Edward
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed and numbered 'Saché 133' in the negative. Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of the lower portion of the Qutb Minar, showing the bands of calligraphic carving. Letterpress caption label pasted below print.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

935. Photo 1188(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1188(7)
Title:
Looking into Shappat-po Street, from one of the nightwatch bridges, Canton. Photographer: James Ricalton for Underwood and Underwood
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1900
Extent:
1 item

936. Photo 1192(14)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1192(14)
Title:
Boys at study. Photographer: Ahuja, D. A.
Scope & Content:
Coloured postcard, undivided back. Showing a group of young students, seated with their books in front of an elderly teacher on rugs in the open air.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1900s
Extent:
1 item

937. Photo 1192(15)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1192(15)
Title:
Boys at study. Photographer: Ahuja, D. A.
Scope & Content:
Coloured postcard, undivided back. Showing a group of young students, seated with their books in front of an elderly teacher on rugs in the open air. Duplicate of print 14.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1900s
Extent:
1 item

938. Photo 1224/3(46)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1224/3(46)
Title:
Chinese Graves. Photographer: Lai Afong
Scope & Content:
View of horseshoe-shaped graves in a Chinese cemetery. Inscriptions in Chinese on the wall.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

939. Photo 1224/3(49)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1224/3(49)
Title:
[Two Chinese girls]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Full-length hand tinted studio portrait of two girls, one seated on a chair holding a stringed instrument, the other standing beside her. In the background are four banners with Chinese inscriptions.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

940. Photo 1224/3(50)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1224/3(50)
Title:
[Two Chinese women]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Full-length hand tinted studio portrait of two women seated at a table. In the background are two banners with Chinese inscriptions a painting.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

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