'Divine Soldiers' (lha-i mak-mi) who blow trumpets at the arrow shooting, Lhasa. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group of the traditional infantry seated on the ground. Subjects = Bell Collection; festivals; religion; religion (Buddhism); religious ceremonies Location = Lhasa; Tibet
'Divine Soldiers' (lha-i mak-mi) who blow trumpets at the arrow shooting, Lhasa. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Large group of soldiers and spectators. Subjects = Bell Collection; festivals; religion; religion (Buddhism); religious ceremonies Location = Lhasa; Tibet
A picnic party gambling (Sho) at the 'Gallop Behind the Fort,' Lhasa. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; festivals; gambling; picnics; religion; religion (Buddhism); social life Location = Lhasa; Tibet
A picnic party in one of the lingkas [parks] near Lhasa. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group of adults and children posed for photographer. This is the same photograph as part 283 (132) and may have been placed in this section in error. Subjects = Bell Collection; picnics; social life Location = Lhasa; Tibet
The Eastern 'Chho-gyal' at the Kungtang [Gungthang] dance. There are five Chho-gyal: Eastern, Western, Northern, Southern and central. The Eastern one comes first. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; dance; devil dancers; festivals; masks; religion; religion (Buddhism); religious ceremonies Location = Gungthang; Tibet