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591. Photo 1112/2(149)

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Photo 1112/2(149)
Title:
Corpses placed ready for cutting up [probably outside Lhasa]. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; funerary practices; rites and customs Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920-1921
Extent:
1 item

592. Photo 1112/2(150)

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Photo 1112/2(150)
Title:
Corpse-cutting platform (Tur-tro) at Tra Yer-pa, where the corpses of the monks are cut up and given to the birds. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Close view of the disposal area, which in this case consists of 'a flattened piece of ground, somewhat larger than a man's body, floored with slabs of slate. A small slab stood vertically in the ground; to it the dead monk's head was secured, while pieces of th...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920-1921
Extent:
1 item

593. Photo 1112/2(151)

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Photo 1112/2(151)
Title:
Prayers, written mostly on paper, but some on cloth, hung from an old willow tree near the bank of the Kyi Chu. Such prayers are known as 'Wind Horses' (Lung-ta). Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography With woman standing beside tree. Subjects = Bell Collection; prayer papers; religion; religion (Buddhism); religious observances; religious observances (Buddhist) Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920-1921
Extent:
1 item

594. Photo 1112/2(152)

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Photo 1112/2(152)
Title:
Ta-lung Monastery, 45 miles north of Lhasa: PRINT MISSING.
Scope & Content:
Subjects = Bell Collection
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item

595. Photo 1112/2(153)

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Photo 1112/2(153)
Title:
Entrance to our rooms in Ta-lung Monastery. Kennedy, Sha-sur on steps, Norbhu below on right. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography 45 miles north of Lhasa. Subjects = Bell Collection; monasteries; Tibetan architecture; Tibetan architecture (Buddhist) Location = Ta-lung; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920-1921
Extent:
1 item

596. Photo 1112/2(154)

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Photo 1112/2(154)
Title:
Nun grazing cattle near Gyantse. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Woman with two cows. Subjects = agricultural labour; agriculture; Bell Collection; cattle; livestock; nuns; religion; religion (Buddhism) Location = Gyantse; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910-1920
Extent:
1 item

597. Photo 1112/2(155)

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Photo 1112/2(155)
Title:
Blue image of Drol-ma in Dzam-trang. Note man at the foot. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Massive relief sculpture (in clay?) of the seated goddess Drol-ma (the Deliverer). With protective stone wall built around image. Subjects = Bell Collection; rock-cut sculpture; Tibetan sculpture Location = Dzam-trang; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920-1921
Extent:
1 item

598. Photo 1112/2(156)

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Photo 1112/2(156)
Title:
Dance (cham) at a monastery (Kargyu?). Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group of masked devil dancers posed in court of monastery. Subjects = Bell Collection; devil dancers; religion; religion (Buddhism); religious ceremonies Location = Kargyu; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920-1921
Extent:
1 item

599. Photo 1112/2(157)

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Photo 1112/2(157)
Title:
Circuiting the via sacra at Gyantse. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Female worshippers on the path. Subjects = Bell Collection; religion; religion (Buddhism); religious observances; religious observances (Buddhist) Location = Gyantse; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910-1920
Extent:
1 item

600. Photo 1112/2(158)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/2(158)
Title:
Chorten at Chumbi with prayer poles. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; chortens (stupas); prayer poles; religion; religion (Buddhism); stupas; Tibetan architecture; Tibetan architecture (Buddhist) Location = Chumbi; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910-1920
Extent:
1 item