Search

Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 1112 Material Type Photographs

1531. Photo 1112/5(150)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/5(150)
Title:
Woollen cloth, after being woven, being done up into a bundle. At Pen-jor Lhun-po [the Palha estate near Gyantse]. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Three women, with traditional head-dresses, packing wool. Subjects = Bell Collection; dress; dress (Tibetan); ethnic groups; head-dresses; textiles; women; wool Location = Gyantse; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933-1934
Extent:
1 item

1532. Photo 1112/5(151)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/5(151)
Title:
Gyan-tsen on highest point of Pa-lha house. Cylindrical, five to six feet high. It is a sign that the owner has, or had, a copy of the Kan-gyur in the house. Possibly it was looted during the fighting with the British or Chinese. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography The Kan-gyur is the Buddhist canon, 'The Translated Commandments'. Subjects = Bell Collection; Gyan-tsen (Tibetan religious object); religion; religion (Buddhism); religious articles; religious articles (Buddhist) Location = Gyantse; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933-1934
Extent:
1 item

1533. Photo 1112/5(152)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/5(152)
Title:
Incense burner on roof of Pen-jor Lhun-po [Pahla estate near Gyantse]. Six feet high. made of stone and mud. The incense is put inside the hole in the upper part. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; incense; incense burners; religion; religion (Buddhism); religious articles; religious articles (Buddhist) Location = Gyantse; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933-1934
Extent:
1 item

1534. Photo 1112/5(153)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/5(153)
Title:
Swastika in whitewash on wall of Pen-jor Lhun-po [Palha family estate near Gyantse].. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography 'This is an auspicious sign which gives durability to the house. Above it, in whitewash, the sun and moon which raise the house and household up towards their own high level. Above this again an old set of sticks from which the prayer flags have been blown off; ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933-1934
Extent:
1 item

1535. Photo 1112/5(154)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/5(154)
Title:
Woman spinning woollen thread on roof of Pen-jor Lhun-po [Palha estate near Gyantse]. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; spinning; textiles; Tibetan architecture; wool Location = Gyantse; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933-1934
Extent:
1 item

1536. Photo 1112/5(155)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/5(155)
Title:
Women in Pen-jor Lhun-po grinding the sticks from which the dark red dye (tso in Tibetan, Manjith in Hindi) is taken [Palha estate near Gyantse]. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group of women at work in courtyard. Subjects = Bell Collection; dyeing; Tibetan architecture Location = Gyantse; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933-1934
Extent:
1 item

1537. Photo 1112/5(156)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/5(156)
Title:
Woman weaving a Tibetan rug in Pen-jor Lhun-po [Palha estate near Gyantse]. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; textiles; Tibetan architecture; weaving Location = Gyantse; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933-1934
Extent:
1 item

1538. Photo 1112/5(157)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/5(157)
Title:
Dyeing wool with 'tso' dye. The women pour frsh hot water into the bowl from time to time. In Pen-jor Lhun-po [Palha estate near Gyantse]. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group of women wearing traditional head-dresses, seated around bowl. Subjects = Bell Collection; dress; dress (Tibetan); dyeing; ethnic groups; head-dresses; textiles; Tibetan architecture; Tibetans; women; wool Location = Gyantse; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933-1934
Extent:
1 item

1539. Photo 1112/5(158)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/5(158)
Title:
Religious service performed by a Ngak-pa in Pen-jor Lhun-po [the Palha estate near Gyantse] to bring blessing on the Palha family and their dependents, including particularly the blessing of good crops. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography 'The Ngak-pa, a layman, is sitting on the left. In front of him is an offering (tor-ma) of barley-flour, further to his left a cup and dish, in which beer and grains of barley are by him offered to the gods. Further to the right, barley-flour and barley-grain o...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933-1934
Extent:
1 item

1540. Photo 1112/5(159)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/5(159)
Title:
Eastern corner of our sitting-room, a sitting-room and chapel combined, in Pen-jor Lhun-po [Palha estate near Gyantse]. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; chapels; interiors; private houses; Tibetan architecture; Tibetan architecture (Buddhist) Location = Gyantse; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933-1934
Extent:
1 item