Kee Monastery. Photographer: Egerton, Philip Henry
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Genre: Architectural Photography View of the monastery buildings at ki, clustered on a steep conical hill: 'July 16th. Marched to Kazé...About four miles from Khiebar was the monastery or Gonpa of Kee, the largest in Spiti. It is built on a small isolated hill, and is extremely peculiar and pic...
Genre: Landscape Photography View of the monastery and other buildings, perched on the mountainside over looking the cliffs: 'July 18th...The fort, monastery, and village of Dhunkur are most picturesquely situated on a bluff of conglomerate limestone, which is connected with the uplands by a na...
Married women of Spiti. Photographer: Egerton, Philip Henry
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Inscription: Inscribed in the negative: 'Peasant women and water pail.' Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length portrait of two women, posed in front of a wall. The figure on the left is positioned with her back to the camera, to illustrate the manner of carrying the wooden water bucket.
Strolling musicians. Photographer: Egerton, Philip Henry
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Inscription: Inscribed in the negative: 'Strolling musicians &c.' Genre: Portrait Photography Group portrait of sixteeen men, women and children, posed on a hillside in front of a wall.
Monks in procession. Photographer: Egerton, Philip Henry
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Inscription: Inscribed in the negative: 'Monks in procession.' Genre: Portrait Photography Large portrait group of monks, dressed for a ceremonial occasion, some with musical instruments, including horns and cymbals.
Monks in full dress. Photographer: Egerton, Philip Henry
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Inscription: Inscribed in the negative: 'Lamas or Monks.' Genre: Portrait Photography Group portrait of Buddhist monks in ceremonial dress, seated on a hillside.
The Abbot of Dhunkur. Photographer: Egerton, Philip Henry
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Inscription: Inscribed in the negative: 'Lamas or Monks.' Genre: Portrait Photography Three-quarter length seated portrait of the abbot, in ceremonial dress and holding a pair of cymbals. This dignatory is also present in prints 28-29. See note at print 28.