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541. Photo 1112/2(101)

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Photo 1112/2(101)
Title:
Hide boat (ko-wa) in our lingka [park], lft there for an hour while the owner went off to get his dinner, Lhasa. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
View of the interior of the boat, which is standing up-ended, showing the wooden framework:'The hide is yak skin, the wooden supports are willow, and the rope round the central wooden support is of yak hair. Note the oar on the left of the boat. The trees [in background] are willow.' Subjects ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920-1921
Extent:
1 item

542. Photo 1112/2(102)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/2(102)
Title:
Iron suspension bridge at Phondo. Over the top are stretched on a rope the prayers written on bits of white cloth (lung-ta). Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; bridges; river scenes Location = Phondo; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920-1921
Extent:
1 item

543. Photo 1112/2(103)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/2(103)
Title:
Lhuntrup Dzong. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View from below looking up towards the fort on the ridge. Subjects = Bell Collection; dzongs; forts Location = Lhuntrup Jong; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920-1921
Extent:
1 item

544. Photo 1112/2(104)

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Photo 1112/2(104)
Title:
British staging bungalow in Tibet, between Phari and Gyantse. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; bungalows; staging posts Location = Gyantse; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910-1920
Extent:
1 item

545. Photo 1112/2(105)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/2(105)
Title:
Chaksam, showing the chains of the iron bridge over the Tsang-po. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View along the river with a distant view of the bridge. Subjects = Bell Collection; bridges; river scenes Location = Chaksam; Tibet; Tsangpo (river)
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910-1920
Extent:
1 item

546. Photo 1112/2(106a)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/2(106a)
Title:
Man carrying hide boat with the sheep that usually accompanies him. Taken just outside the Yuto Bridge, Lhasa. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography The man carries the yak hide coracle on his back: 'The sheep carries a pair of saddle bags containing his master's barley flour, dried meat, tea, salt and pepper, as well as his eating bowl to provide a cold lunch for him. He eats the meat raw, the barley flour...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920-1921
Extent:
1 item

547. Photo 1112/2(106b)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/2(106b)
Title:
Man carrying hide boat with the sheep that usually accompanies him. Taken just outside the Yuto Bridge, Lhasa. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Similar to print 106a, but with another figure standing in the foreground. Subjects = Bell Collection; local transport; transport; water transport Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920-1921
Extent:
1 item

548. Photo 1112/2(107)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/2(107)
Title:
Present of fruit from Dalai Lama, wrapped in black satin and sealed. Sent me a few days after my arrival in Lhasa. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Close view of parcel of fruit. Subjects = Bell Collection; Dalai Lama; food and drink; presents Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920
Extent:
1 item

549. Photo 1112/2(108)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/2(108)
Title:
Ache Lhamo [religious drama] at Norbu Lingka, Lhasa. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography View of stage area, with awnings above: 'On roof in background Dalai Lama's private stand with tent roof and wooden-latticed walls. In front of it flowers in pots. Right middle distance a long pole up which an actor has climbed to the top. In left foreground an...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920-1921
Extent:
1 item

550. Photo 1112/2(109)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/2(109)
Title:
Boat scene in Rechunga at Norbu Lingka, Lhasa. Khyung (garuda bird) in the boat. Soldiers on roof in background. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography View of religious drama in progress. Subjects = Bell Collection; festivals; religion; religion (Buddhism); theatricals Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920-1921
Extent:
1 item