Altan Ova. In Sundi Hoshun. A monk wearing the clothes of a layman. Probably he has married and lives at home with his family, but still shaves his head, and is classed as a monk. A Sunid man. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Altan Ova. In Sundi Hoshun. A Sunid monk. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Head-and-shoulders full-face portrait of a monk, wearing a hat. Duplicate negative only, no print. The negative adjoins and overlaps with neg. 940.
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