Head of the Ladakh (Lopchak) Mission to Lhasa and his son, both mounted. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography With servants holding the horses' bridles. Subjects = Bell Collection; ethnic groups; Ladakis Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Two women wearing Lhasan head-dress. They are standing in the courtyard of the British Rest House (dak bungalow) at Gyantse. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-length standing portrait of two women. Subjects = Bell Collection; dress; dress (Tibetan); ethnic groups; Tibetans Location = Gyantse; Tibet
Officials in foreground by pole, and spectators behind, in Lhasa, while the sports (consisting of pony race, wrestling, etc.) are being held. Near the end of the 'Prayer Festival.' Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; festivals; religion; religion (Buddhism); sports Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Stand for target (left foreground) in gun and arrow shooting, Lhasa. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography 'Spectators at gun and arrow shooting; Lhalu [Mansion] in background. Stand for target in left foreground suspended from cross-rope between framework.' See Hugh Richardson, Ceremonies of the Lhasa Year (Serindia, London, 1993), pp. 56-57, '26th Day, The Gallop ...
The Dalai Lama's Ache Lhamo, Lhasa, in which yaks are represented. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Similar to print 151, showing drama in progress. Subjects = Ache Lhamo (Tibetan religious drama); Bell Collection; festivals; religion; religion (Buddhism); theatricals Location = Lhasa; Tibet