1. Photo 1112/1(171)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 1112/1(171)
- Title:
- Corpse being carried away for the last rites by two tong-den, with ceremonial scarves placed on sack containing remains, Lhasa. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
- Scope & Content:
- Genre: Ethnographical Photography The corpse, sewn up in a sack made from yak hair with a khata on top is being carried away to the disposal ground by two tong-den, the hereditary performers of this task. (Tibet Past and Present, p. 183). Subjects = Bell Collection; funerary practices; rites ...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- 1920-1921
- Extent:
- 1 item