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032-003174063 Material Type Photographs

2211. Photo 1112/2(24)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/2(24)
Title:
Present to the author from Dalai Lama of cream cheeses, dried apricots and dried apples, wrapped in chintz and sealed with Dalai Lama's round red seal. Presented to me on 29 April 1921. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
View of the package, with seal at neck. Subjects = Bell Collection; Dalai Lama; food and drink; seals Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1921
Extent:
1 item

2212. Photo 1112/2(101)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/2(101)
Title:
Hide boat (ko-wa) in our lingka [park], lft there for an hour while the owner went off to get his dinner, Lhasa. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
View of the interior of the boat, which is standing up-ended, showing the wooden framework:'The hide is yak skin, the wooden supports are willow, and the rope round the central wooden support is of yak hair. Note the oar on the left of the boat. The trees [in background] are willow.' Subjects ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920-1921
Extent:
1 item

2213. Photo 1112/3(187)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/3(187)
Title:
Yak carrying two small children in two boxes of yak hide - one in each box - on the four months' journey from Mongolia to Lhasa. the heads of the children can just be seen above the boxes. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = animals; Bell Collection; travel; yaks
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910-1920
Extent:
1 item

2214. Photo 1112/5(339)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/5(339)
Title:
A large stack of hay on the roof of a house in Pe-nam. It hangs down the wall to the ground; there is, however, no road here, so that ponies cannot drag it away and eat it. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; incense; prayer flags; private houses; religion; religion (Buddhism); religious articles; religious articles (Buddhist); Tibetan architecture Location = Penam; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933-1934
Extent:
1 item

2215. Photo 1112/5(428)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/5(428)
Title:
The writing on one face of the shorter pillar near Dra-nang. The writing on the other face, i.e. the narrower face to the right (as you look at it) of this one, was more worn, as was all the writing on taller pillar. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of inscribed face. Subjects = Bell Collection; inscription pillars; inscriptions; pillars Location = Dranang; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933-1934
Extent:
1 item

2216. Photo 1112/6(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/6(1)
Title:
Nepalese eating on the road in the Teesta Valley between Sivok and Riang. Their bullocks in the background. Taken in the late afternoon. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Subjects = Bell Collection; food and drink; travelling
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Dec 1933
Extent:
1 item

2217. Photo 1112/6(20a)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/6(20a)
Title:
Tibetans in Rong-nye Valley, ten miles below Gangtok. They are sitting and eating inside walls of wool which they have brought from Tibet over the Na-tu La, and are taking to Kalimpong. Small dog in foreground. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; textiles; wool
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933
Extent:
1 item

2218. Photo 1112/6(20b)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/6(20b)
Title:
Tibetans in Rong-nye Valley, ten miles below Gangtok. They are sitting and eating inside walls of wool which they have brought from Tibet over the Na-tu La, and are taking to Kalimpong. Small dog in foreground. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Similar to print 20a. Subjects = Bell Collection; textiles; wool
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933
Extent:
1 item

2219. Photo 1112/6(56)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/6(56)
Title:
Father of boy [in print 55], carrying his spade. At his side is his earthenware beer-jug. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = agricultural labour; agriculture; Bell Collection; ethnic groups; Tibetans
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933-1934
Extent:
1 item

2220. Photo 1112/6(94)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/6(94)
Title:
Entrance to the British Indian Hospital at Gyang-tse. The name is written in English, Tibetan and Devanagari. The wall is of sun-dried brick. Passers-by in left foreground. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; health care facilities; hospitals Location = Gyantse; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933-1934
Extent:
1 item