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561. Photo 1112/5(371)

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Photo 1112/5(371)
Title:
View of Gyang-tse Dzong and Monastery from across the river. The town is hidden behind the dzong. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography General view, slightly distant, Nyang Chu in foreground. Subjects = Bell Collection; dzongs; forts; monasteries Location = Gyantse; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933-1934
Extent:
1 item

562. Photo 1112/5(509)

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Photo 1112/5(509)
Title:
Pa-lha-se's wife and small son on her lap, on the way from Ra-lung to Gob-shi. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Group of riders on mountain road. 'Her head is bound up to resist the cold, and the boy wears a Tibetan mask for the same reason. Two of Pa-lha-se's servants are mounted with her, as well as Ten-dzin, my groom (left); a local attendant in front stands by her mount.' Subjects = Bell Collection;...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
25 Oct 1934
Extent:
1 item

563. Photo 1112/5(562)

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Photo 1112/5(562)
Title:
The Residency, Gangtok, from path a little above lawn opposite drawing room window. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view looking down onto house. Subjects = Bell Collection; British colonial architecture; European architecture in India; residencies
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933-1934
Extent:
1 item

564. Photo 1112/5(326)

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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

565. Photo 1112/5(328)

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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

566. Photo 1112/5(28)

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Photo 1112/5(28)
Title:
Two women with a man putting up prayer flags in the precincts of the monastery above Kalimpong and burning incense, after which they will turn the prayer barrels in the monastery. The incense smoke has dimmed the womens' faces. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; incense; monasteries; prayer flags; religion; religion (Buddhism); religious articles; religious articles (Buddhist); religious observances; religious observances (Buddhist)
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933-1934
Extent:
1 item

567. Photo 1112/5(30)

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Photo 1112/5(30)
Title:
Close view of two of the beggars (man and young boy), from the group in print 29. Photographed on the Kalimpong-Pedong road. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = beggars; Bell Collection; ethnic groups; Tibetans
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933-1934
Extent:
1 item

568. Photo 1112/5(53)

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Photo 1112/5(53)
Title:
Close view of the prayer wheel seen in print 52. At the top of the handle is a bone ring. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; prayer wheels; religion; religion (Buddhism); religious articles; religious articles (Buddhist)
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933-1934
Extent:
1 item

569. Photo 1112/5(54)

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Photo 1112/5(54)
Title:
The same prayer wheel open. Inside can be seen the cloth cover which encloses the rolled strips of paper on which the prayers are stamped. In this wheel the paper is rolled round and round many times. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; prayer wheels; religion; religion (Buddhism); religious articles; religious articles (Buddhist)
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933-1934
Extent:
1 item

570. Photo 1112/5(157)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/5(157)
Title:
Dyeing wool with 'tso' dye. The women pour frsh hot water into the bowl from time to time. In Pen-jor Lhun-po [Palha estate near Gyantse]. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group of women wearing traditional head-dresses, seated around bowl. Subjects = Bell Collection; dress; dress (Tibetan); dyeing; ethnic groups; head-dresses; textiles; Tibetan architecture; Tibetans; women; wool Location = Gyantse; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933-1934
Extent:
1 item