Close view of two of the beggars (man and young boy), from the group in print 29. Photographed on the Kalimpong-Pedong road. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Tibetan man and his wife, donkey drivers, seated in front of their tent, near Kalimpong. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography 'He (right) is taking a pinch of snuff between the thumb and forefinger of his left hand. She is drinking tea out of a wooden bowl...' Subjects = Bell Collection; donkey drivers; ethnic groups; occupations; Tibetans
A party of Tibetans eating their midday meal, rice, meat, etc., below the Kalimpong-Pedong road about half a mile beyond Kalimpong on the way to Pedong. Above are bamboos and cryptotineria trees. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography View looking down onto the group. Subjects = Bell Collection; food and drink
A Lepcha man, full-length portrait. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography 'Round velvet hat. Robe of white and blue stripes, in the blue stripe being also white, red and green. At left side Lepcha knife in sheath of wood on one side only, bound with iron bands across the open half and wooden band, hanging from right shoulder by narro...
The agent at Kalimpong of Pang-da-tsang. Photographer: Phipraj
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Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length portrait, standing in front of a house. 'He is of the Chang-ling Tsong-kang family. Outer robe of chocolate colour (gya-muk). Inside coat and trousers of green or mole coloured Chinese brocade (Tun-do). Taken by Phipraj. Brown boots.' Phipraj was presuma...
Gurkha Chetri, full-length, standing by light grey stone wall of Town Hall in Kalimpong. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography 'The clothes are entirely those according to Gurkhali custom. The cap, coat and pyjamas are white cotton cloth formerly hand-woven in Nepal, but now (March, 1934) imported from Japan on account of cheapness. This cloth is known in Nepal as khadi, and in India a...