Rai Sahib Shahdung Lama with his wife, child and servant, [Gyantse]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length seated portrait of the family group. See Mss Eur F157/464 (154) for a snapshot portrait group, where Rai Sahib Shahdung is described as 'Tibetan clerk'. Subjects = Bailey Collection; dress; dress (Tibetan); ethnic groups; head-dresses; jewellery; Tibeta...
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group of five mendicants, two men and three women, the men holding drums, bells and other religious articles. Faded print. Subjects = Bailey Collection; ethnic groups; pilgrims; Tibetans Location = Gyantse; Tibet
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group of nuns, posed beneath the same tre seen in print 16. Subjects = Bailey Collection; nuns; religion; religion (Buddhism) Location = Gyantse; Tibet
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the fort or dzong from the plain below. Subjects = Bailey Collection; dzongs; forts Location = Gyantse; Tibet
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-length portrait of three men wearing the cangue. Subjects = Bailey Collection; cangue; crime and criminals; punishments Location = Gyantse; Tibet