Tra-ring House, near Gyantse. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Architectural Photography View of portion of house, apparently in a semi-ruinous condition. Subjects = Bell Collection; private houses; Tibetan architecture Location = Gyantse; Tibet
Tibetan approaching a hermit who has been in seclusion for three years. The hermitage is at 16,000 ft. Photographer: Rosemeyer, Willoughby Patrick
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Tibetan man peering into the single small window of the hermit's cell. Various food utensils lie on the ground in front of the window. Subjects = Bell Collection; hermits; religion; religion (Buddhism)
Gilt roofs on Potala Palace, Lhasa; Prime Minister's A.D.C. in foreground. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of part of the roofline. Subjects = Bell Collection; palaces; Tibetan architecture; Tibetan architecture (Buddhist) Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Instrument for squeezing the fingers of criminals and persons accused of crimes [?Lhasa]. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Close view of contraption hanging from lintel of verandah. It consists of lengths of wood into which the fingers can be inserted before pressure is exerted to pull them together. Subjects = Bell Collection; crime and criminals; punishments Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Target at the gun and arrow shooting, Dzong-gyab Sham-be ['The Gallop Behind the Fort'], Lhasa. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Landscape Photography Close view of target hanging from wooden frame, with the Lhalu Mansion in the background. See Hugh Richardson, Ceremonies of the Lhasa Year (Serindia, London, 1993), pp. 56-57. Subjects = archery; Bell Collection; festivals; religion; religion (Buddhism); shooting...