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032-003174063 Material Type Photographs

2261. Photo 1112/1(323)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/1(323)
Title:
Potala Sho Doring, inscription on upper portion of southern face, Lhasa. Part of the Potala in the background. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; inscription pillars; inscriptions; pillars Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920-1921
Extent:
1 item

2262. Photo 1112/5(167)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/5(167)
Title:
Frescoes on the roof of Pal-kor Cho-de Monastery at Gyang-tse, depicting scenes in the previous lives of the Buddha (jatakas). Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View of part of fresco. Subjects = Bell Collection; frescoes; monasteries; paintings and drawings; religious images Location = Gyantse; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933-1934
Extent:
1 item

2263. Photo 1112/5(168)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/5(168)
Title:
Frescoes on the roof of Pal-kor Cho-de Monastery at Gyang-tse, depicting scenes in the previous lives of the Buddha (jatakas). Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View of part of fresco. Subjects = Bell Collection; frescoes; monasteries; paintings and drawings; religious images Location = Gyantse; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933-1934
Extent:
1 item

2264. Photo 1112/6(271)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/6(271)
Title:
Main entrance of the Pal-kor Cho-de Monastery at Gyang-tse. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; monasteries; Tibetan architecture; Tibetan architecture (Buddhist) Location = Gyantse; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933-1934
Extent:
1 item

2265. Photo 1112/1(100)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/1(100)
Title:
Eldest brother of Maharaja of Sikkim and his uncle. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of the two men, seated in a courtyard.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910-1920
Extent:
1 item

2266. Photo 1112/1(104)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/1(104)
Title:
Bang-gye-shar house at Lhasa, showing Palha Kenchen's living rooms. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Copy print, original missing. Bell states that this house, belonging to the Pa-lha family, was burned down during fighting between the Chinese and Tibetans in 1912. ('The People of Tibet', p. 93, illustrated p. 94).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1900s
Extent:
1 item

2267. Photo 1112/2(37)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/2(37)
Title:
Soldier's shrine at Gyantse, wives burn incense on it when husbands are absent on active service, and write their names on paper and suspend them from the robes at the side. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; prayer; religion; religion (Buddhism); religious observances; religious observances (Buddhist) Location = Gyantse; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910-1920
Extent:
1 item

2268. Photo 1112/2(180)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/2(180)
Title:
Monkey [and pony] in stable at Gyantse. The la (souls) of ponies are believed to dwell in monkeys. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = animals; Bell Collection; monkeys; ponies Location = Gyantse; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910-1920
Extent:
1 item

2269. Photo 1112/3(402)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/3(402)
Title:
A monk standing with his back to a wall which is presumably a mani. He wears a rosary round his neck, head not shaven. At foot of wall (right) is a slab with religious writing on it. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; mani walls; monks; religion; religion (Buddhism)
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910-1920
Extent:
1 item

2270. Photo 1112/3(417)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/3(417)
Title:
Large stack of incense 12 ft. by 8 ft. kept on the roof of the Tsuk Lhakang as good omen for the new year, Lhasa. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; incense; religion; religion (Buddhism); rites and customs Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920-1921
Extent:
1 item