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141. Photo 1167(27)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1167(27)
Title:
Monks at Key Monastery, Spiti, rehearsing for the annual cham or masked dance festival. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
Scope & Content:
'Monks at Key Monastery rehearsing for the annual cham or masked dance festival, an elaborate two-day rite of purification. Monks dressed in ancient brocade costumes and huge, often grotesque, wooden or papier maché masks enact events from the history of Tibetan Buddhism as well as the stages of...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jul 1996
Extent:
1 item

142. 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

143. Photo 1167(61)

Reference (shelfmark):
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

144. Photo 1167(62)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1167(62)
Title:
Young monks sweeping away rainwater in preparation for the annual dance festival (cham) at Key monastery, Spiti. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jul 2005
Extent:
1 item

145. Photo 1167(63)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1167(63)
Title:
Young monks watching rehearsals for the annual dance festival (cham) at Key monastery, Spiti. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jul 2005
Extent:
1 item

146. 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

147. 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

148. Photo 1167(73)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1167(73)
Title:
A Buchen dressed as a demon gets into role backstage in a house in upper Mane, Spiti. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
Scope & Content:
'A Buchen dressed as a demon gets into role backstage in a house in upper Mane. The performance of the play Nyella (Hell) will take place in the animal pen outside the house. Buchen travel and perform their theatre in Spiti, Pin and Kinnaur during the winter months. It is bitterly cold outside....
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Feb 2007
Extent:
1 item

149. Photo 1170/1(81)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1170/1(81)
Title:
Jama Masjid, Delhi, with scene of annual Friday prayer meeting. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Postcard view. Nos. 77-88 are contained in a booklet of Tuck Series postcards entitled 'Delhi' and published by M. L. Shugan Chand.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910
Extent:
1 item

150. Photo 1184/1(39)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1184/1(39)
Title:
Steam communication in South West Persia. On the Karun — the hour of prayer. Photographer: Godfrey, Stuart Hill
Scope & Content:
View looking along the deck of a river steamer on the Karun, with Muslim passengers preparing to pray.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1891-1893
Extent:
1 item

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