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040-003176051 Material Type Photographs

201. Photo 1112/6(81)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/6(81)
Title:
Head Incarnation Lama of Nyang-to Kyi-puk Hermitage sitting in his private apartments. He is 14 years old. On the table in front of him is his tea-cup, bell, etc. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; hermitages; lamas; monks; religion; religion (Buddhism) Location = Nyang-to Kyi-pu; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1934
Extent:
1 item

202. Photo 1112/6(121)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/6(121)
Title:
Yaks grazing on plain before reaching the gorge that leads from the Gyang-tse side up to Ka-ro La. This plain, where yaks are grazing, is about 15,000 ft. above sea level. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = animals; Bell Collection; yaks Location = Karo La; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933-1934
Extent:
1 item

203. Photo 1112/6(136a)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/6(136a)
Title:
Beggars at Dza-ra. The women of the party are cooking the food, using bellows of sheepskin. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group seated round fire in valley. Subjects = beggars; Bell Collection; food and drink; food preparation Location = Dza-ra; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933-1934
Extent:
1 item

204. Photo 1112/6(136b)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/6(136b)
Title:
Beggars at Dza-ra. The women of the party are cooking the food, using bellows of sheepskin. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Similar to print 136a, but from a different angle. Subjects = beggars; Bell Collection; food and drink; food preparation Location = Dza-ra; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933-1934
Extent:
1 item

205. Photo 1112/6(140)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/6(140)
Title:
Chief of the beggars at Dza-ra, seated on the ground smoking a Chinese pipe and watching the musician and dancing child. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Small, square format print. Subjects = beggars; Bell Collection; music; musical instruments Location = Dza-ra; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933-1934
Extent:
1 item

206. Photo 1112/6(144)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/6(144)
Title:
The beggar musician of the party at Dza-ra, seated on the ground playing his mandolin or guitar (sgra-brnyan). Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = beggars; Bell Collection; music; musical instruments; musicians Location = Dza-ra; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933-1934
Extent:
1 item

207. Photo 1112/6(163)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/6(163)
Title:
Peasants digging with spades near Kong-kar. The clods lifted are of enormous size. Two men always dig together, and lift and turn these clods between them. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Subjects = agricultural labour; agriculture; Bell Collection; crops Location = Kong-kar; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933-1934
Extent:
1 item

208. Photo 1112/6(165)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/6(165)
Title:
Life convict in prison cell in Kong-kar dzong. We met him occasionally wandering in the neighbourhood asking for bakshish (sol-re), but he was not allowed to wander far away. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Convict in leg irons seated at the door of his cell. Subjects = Bell Collection; convicts; crime and criminals Location = Kong-kar; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933-1934
Extent:
1 item

209. Photo 1112/6(167)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/6(167)
Title:
Two Tibetan men in 'Happiness Hollow' [Kyi-shung] taking an afternoon meal (between 3 and 4 p.m.). They are dipping barley-flour in their barley-beer. The beer jug, of earthenware, stands in the centre. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; ethnic groups; food and drink; Tibetans Location = Kyi-shung; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933-1934
Extent:
1 item

210. Photo 1112/6(173)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/6(173)
Title:
Man pulling barley stalks through an iron rake, and so cutting the ears from the stalk. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Location unspecified. Subjects = agricultural labour; agriculture; barley; Bell Collection; crops; harvesting
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933-1934
Extent:
1 item