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032-003174063 Material Type Photographs

2121. Photo 1112/2(5)

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Photo 1112/2(5)
Title:
Yangtang Kazi's younger brother riding in front, and the Cho-trim-pa of the Pe-ma Yang-tse Monastery (known as Ta-sang Lama) riding behind him in Sikkim. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Group on horseback posed for photographer. The head of the Yangtang family was a landed proprietor, magistrate and member of the Sikkim Council. Subjects = Bell Collection; lamas; monks; religion; religion (Buddhism)
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910-1920
Extent:
1 item

2122. Photo 1112/2(38)

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Photo 1112/2(38)
Title:
The Arsenal in Lhasa. Most of the work is carried on in the houses and verandahs on the sides. Courtyard partly flooded with heavy rain. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view across courtyard. Subjects = arms and armour; arsenals; Bell Collection; Tibetan architecture; Tibetan architecture (Buddhist) Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920-1921
Extent:
1 item

2123. Photo 1112/2(269)

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Photo 1112/2(269)
Title:
The scapegoat at Gyantse who carries away all misfortune at the beginning of the sowing season. He is clad in sheep's entrails and holds its heart in his hand. After the ceremony he is driven down the hill-side. Photographer: Macdonald, David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-length standing portrait. A similar photograph of the same figure is reproduced in Hugh Richardson, Ceremonies of the Lhasa Year (Serindia, London, 1993), p. 71: 'At Gyantse the counterpart of the Lugong Gyalpo is a strange figure, half-naked with sheep's ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910-1920
Extent:
1 item

2124. Photo 1112/2(286)

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Photo 1112/2(286)
Title:
Altar of chapel in a trader's house in Chumbi Valley, with photograph of Dalai Lama in centre. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Similar to print 79, but with objects arranged slightly differently. Subjects = altars; Bell Collection; interiors; private houses; religion; religion (Buddhism) Location = Chumbi Valley; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910-1920
Extent:
1 item

2125. Photo 1112/2(294)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/2(294)
Title:
The 'Iron Hill' (Chakpori), Lhasa, showing the temple on the top and the houses on the ridge, lower down on left. Every evening a hundred ravens or more settle on the slopes of this hill. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Buddhist); temples Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920-1921
Extent:
1 item

2126. Photo 1112/3(22)

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Photo 1112/3(22)
Title:
Looking up the Kyi Chu at its junction with the Pembo Chu, which comes in at the left of the picture. The rivers are in flood. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; river scenes Location = Kyi Chu (river); Pembo Chu (river); Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1910-1920
Extent:
1 item

2127. Photo 1112/5(326)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/5(326)
Title:
Daughter of group seen in print 322. She carries a bundle of firewood on the top of her load, and she, too, carries an empty vessel of water. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; fuel; pilgrims; religion; religion (Buddhism); travelling Location = Tashi-lhunpo; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933-1934
Extent:
1 item

2128. Photo 1112/5(328)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/5(328)
Title:
The father and mother of print 327. He carries a prayer wheel in his hand, for, high or low, rich or poor, religion is seldom far from the Tibetan. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; ethnic groups; labourers; occupations; prayer wheels; religion; religion (Buddhism); religious articles; religious articles (Buddhist); Tibetans Location = Nyang Valley; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933-1934
Extent:
1 item

2129. Photo 1112/6(21)

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Photo 1112/6(21)
Title:
Limbus sitting with their baskets of oranges half-a-mile above Rangpo by the motor road. They are staying there in the open during the night. They have come from Nepal to carry oranges during the winter. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; ethnic groups; Limbus (ethnic group); occupations; porters
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jan 1934
Extent:
1 item

2130. Photo 1112/6(26)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/6(26)
Title:
Old Tibetan beggar woman travelling alone. In the basket on her back she carries a miscellany of old things, including an ancient cooking-pot, inside an under-sized rug made of yak hair. In her left hand she carries a bundle of radishes. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Small, square format print. Subjects = beggars; Bell Collection; travelling
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jun 1934
Extent:
1 item