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61. Photo 1167(61)

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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

62. Photo 1167(62)

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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

63. Photo 1167(63)

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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

64. Photo 1167(64)

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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

65. 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

66. Photo 1167(66)

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Photo 1167(66)
Title:
Prayer flags on the rooftop of a house in Lhalung, Spiti. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Feb 2006
Extent:
1 item

67. Photo 1167(67)

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Photo 1167(67)
Title:
Three Buchen dance at the end of a performance in Lhalung, Spiti. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
Scope & Content:
'Three Buchen dance at the end of a performance in Lhalung. Buchen are travelling religious performers who spread the message of Buddhism and the Dharma amongst the common people through entertainment. Song, dance, humorous plays and prayer are the vehicles for their teaching. The Khokpo – somet...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Feb 2006
Extent:
1 item

68. Photo 1167(68)

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Photo 1167(68)
Title:
A Buchen performance of the play Nyella (Hell), Lhalung, Spiti. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
Scope & Content:
'A Buchen performance of the play Nyella (Hell). During the play, half naked actors dressed as demons drag a number of people in front of a tribunal where they have to account for their lives and to be judged on their deeds. A scale is used as a measure. People found to have lived bad lives will...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Feb 2006
Extent:
1 item

69. Photo 1167(69)

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Photo 1167(69)
Title:
An altar erected on the roof a house in Lhalung, Spiti, for a performance of a stone breaking ceremony. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
Scope & Content:
'An altar erected on the roof a house in Lhalung for a performance of a stone breaking ceremony. The altar consist of a background of thankas (painted religious cloth scrolls), and a carved wooden travelling box on which are placed a statue of Thangtong Gyalpo, offerings of bowls of barley and w...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Feb 2006
Extent:
1 item

70. Photo 1167(70)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1167(70)
Title:
Meme Buchen Getuk Sonam performs a stone breaking ceremony on top of a house in at Lhalung, Spiti. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
Scope & Content:
'Meme Buchen Getuk Sonam performs a stone breaking ceremony on top of a house in at Lhalung. He is invoking the local demons in order to trap them in a block of stone. Once trapped the stone was laid on the belly of the owner of the house then smashed with a boulder' (Patrick Sutherland).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Feb 2006
Extent:
1 item