A Lepcha, full-length. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-length portrait, standing on a verandah. 'Wears felt hat, blue and white striped robe with knife hanging down left side, bare legs and feet. White waistcoat and under it a coloured vest. Both these and the robe are of cotton.' Subjects = Bell Collection;...
A Lepcha, head and shoulders. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Head and shoulders portrait of the man also seen in print 11. Subjects = Bell Collection; dress; ethnic groups; Lepchas (ethnic group)
Lepcha woman, full-length. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Woman standing in the same position as the man in prints 11-12. 'White cotton cloth tied round head, earrings of silver, necklace of four-anna pieces. Brown cotton robe with waistband of same material and colour. Outside robe is of black velvet.' Subjects = B...
Lepcha woman, head and shoulders. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Head and shoulders portrait of the women seen in 13. Subjects = Bell Collection; dress; ethnic groups; Lepchas (ethnic group)
Nepalese Brahman who has turned Sadhu. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-length standing portrait of man holding musical instrument. 'Cotton hat, white cotton coat inside which is the ordinary white Nepalese chapkan or smock tied with waistband, the loose ends of which hang down to his knees. In his hands he holds a musical ins...
Nying-ma [unreformed sect] priest, red (maroon) robe and hat of same red (maroon) colour. Rosary in left hand with wooden beads. Full-length. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Nying-ma [unreformed sect] priest, red (maroon) robe and hat of same red (maroon) colour. Rosary in left hand with wooden beads. Half-length. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Half-length portrait of the man seen in print 16. Subjects = Bell Collection; dress; dress (Tibetan); monks; priests; religion; religion (Buddhism); rosaries
Nying-ma [unreformed sect] priest blessing a layman, resting his right hand on the layman's bowed head. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography The same priest is also seen in prints 16 and 17. Subjects = Bell Collection; dress; dress (Tibetan); monks; priests; religion; religion (Buddhism); religious observances; religious observances (Buddhist); rosaries
Ge-luk-pa [reformed sect] priest, bareheaded. The bag in front holds the bottle of holy water. Robe of same maroon colour as that of Nying-ma priest. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred