Village Ho-er-tu-lor. Mongol (Chahar) girl in yurt. In front of her, cauldron for boiling tea and all kinds of food. Behind her, earthenware beer-jug (high right), tea cup, and wooden vessel for milk (left). Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of a young girl, seated behind the cauldron described in the caption, wearing head-dress and jewellery. Duplicate negative only, no print.
Altan Ova. In Sunid Hoshun. A Sunid girl, daughter of a wealthy cattle owner. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Half-length portrait of a Mongolian girl, dressed in a padded robe, head-dress and jewellery. Duplicate negative only, no print. Two overlapping negatives, with partial double-exposure.
Altan Ova. In Sundi Hoshun. Sunid layman. Has long hair, and his outer robe is buttoned at the top, two signs that mark him out as a layman. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred