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471. Photo 1112/3(385)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/3(385)
Title:
Burning incense on the river bank at the festival of 'The Incense of the Whole World', Lhasa. This incense-bearing plant is known as pa-lu. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Ceremony on the 15th day of the fifth month. See Hugh Richardson, Ceremonies of the Lhasa Year (Serindia, London, 1993), pp. 94-95. Subjects = Bell Collection; festivals; incense; religion; religion (Buddhism); religious ceremonies Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920-1921
Extent:
1 item

472. Photo 1112/3(386)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/3(386)
Title:
Burning incense on the river bank at the festival of 'The Incense of the Whole World', Lhasa. This incense-bearing plant is known as pa-lu. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Similar to print 385, but with less incense smoke. Subjects = Bell Collection; festivals; incense; religion; religion (Buddhism); religious ceremonies Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920-1921
Extent:
1 item

473. Photo 1112/3(399)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/3(399)
Title:
A religious dance (cham) in a courtyard [?Lhasa]. A well in the right foreground. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; chams; dance; religion; religion (Buddhism) Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920-1921
Extent:
1 item

474. Photo 1112/3(422)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/3(422)
Title:
House in village near Dechen, showing the luck flags, known as 'Wind Horses', on the roof. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; private houses; Tibetan architecture Location = Dechen; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920-1921
Extent:
1 item

475. Photo 1112/3(428)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/3(428)
Title:
Part of one of the bookcases in Ganden Monastery. The books contain the Buddhist scriptures. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Subjects = Bell Collection; bookcases; books; libraries; monasteries; reading & writing Location = Ganden; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920-1921
Extent:
1 item

476. Photo 1112/3(435)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/3(435)
Title:
Thorn scrub and poplar tree on Sera plain. Kennedy on pony. End of March 1921. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; poplar trees; trees & plants Location = Sera; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mar 1921
Extent:
1 item

477. Photo 1112/3(517)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/3(517)
Title:
One of the services in the 'Great Prayer' at the temple, Lhasa. A side alley. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; monks; religion; religion (Buddhism); religious services Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920-1921
Extent:
1 item

478. Photo 1112/3(528)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/3(528)
Title:
Two men of Tak-po, south-east Tibet, clad in deer skins (barking deer), driving donkey laden with straw. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Probably photographed in the vicinity of Lhasa. Subjects = Bell Collection; ethnic groups; Tibetans Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920-1921
Extent:
1 item

479. Photo 1112/3(565)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/3(565)
Title:
New Year feasting. The pots are filled with barley beer (chang). [?Lhasa.] Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; food and drink; rites and customs Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920-1921
Extent:
1 item

480. Photo 1112/3(568b)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/3(568b)
Title:
Ache Lhamo in Norbu Lingka, Lhasa. Stage in foreground with tall pole in middle distance. Mountains in background. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = Ache Lhamo (Tibetan religious drama); Bell Collection; festivals; religion; religion (Buddhism); religious ceremonies; theatricals Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920-1921
Extent:
1 item