Yangtang Kazi's younger brother riding in front, and the Cho-trim-pa of the Pe-ma Yang-tse Monastery (known as Ta-sang Lama) riding behind him in Sikkim. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Portrait Photography Group on horseback posed for photographer. The head of the Yangtang family was a landed proprietor, magistrate and member of the Sikkim Council. Subjects = Bell Collection; lamas; monks; religion; religion (Buddhism)
Lepcha house and family in Sikkim. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Lepcha family grouped in front of house. Subjects = Bell Collection; ethnic groups; Indian architecture; Lepchas (ethnic group); private houses
In Sikkim, Lepcha woman carrying water in bamboos, a common practice. The bamboos are of the variety known as Pa-to-po (bhalu bans in Nepalese). Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Lepcha woman carrying two thick lengths of bamboo on her back. Subjects = bamboos; Bell Collection; domestic water supplies; ethnic groups; Lepchas (ethnic group); trees & plants
View looking across and down the Kyi Chu from Reting Monastery. Juniper trees in the foreground, elevation about 14,100 feet. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Landscape Photography View along the river valley, with chortens in the foreground. Subjects = Bell Collection; chortens (stupas); stupas; Tibetan architecture; Tibetan architecture (Buddhist) Location = Reting; Tibet