Temple near De Wang's Residence. The temple for the West Sunid Hoshun. Lama holding incense stick. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length portrait of a lama, wearing robes and plumed hat and holding a long incense stick. Duplicate negative only, no print.
Temple near De Wang's Residence. The temple for the West Sunid Hoshun. Lamas praying in temple court. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography View looking towards a group of monks, seated at prayer in the courtyard of the temple, with a lama standing with an incense stick at the right. Duplicate negative only, no print.
Village Ho-er-tu-lor. Mongol (Chahar) girl in yurt. In front of her, cauldron for boiling tea and all kinds of food. Behind her, earthenware beer-jug (high right), tea cup, and wooden vessel for milk (left). Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of a young girl, seated behind the cauldron described in the caption, wearing head-dress and jewellery. Duplicate negative only, no print.
De Wang's Residence. Retainer of De Wang. Rides with him, brings him tea, and in time may be promoted to the rank of a low grade officer. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of one of De Wang's retainer, seated at a table in the open air. Duplicate negative only, no print.
Altan Ova. In Sundi Hoshun. Sunid layman. Has long hair, and his outer robe is buttoned at the top, two signs that mark him out as a layman. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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
De Wang's Residence. Officers in the administration of the hoshun. On the left, monk is exchanging snuff bottles with one of them. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Group taken in the open air. Duplicate negative only (on same piece of film as neg. 521), no print.
Temple near De Wang's Residence. The temple for the West Sunid Hoshun. Lamas praying the Ge-ko is perfuming the air with his long incense stick. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) View looking towards a seated group at prayer in the courtyard, with the standing figure of the abbot holding an incense stick and temple buildings behind. Duplicate negative only, no print.