Mongol lads, aged about 15, at Ha-ting Sum. Left, monk; on right, layman. These are Chatar Mongols. Left background, corner of a yurt. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Portrait Photography Three-quarter length standing portrait of two youths. Duplicate negative only, no print.
Ge-kö (Dge-bskos) of the Bor che chi Sum Monastery near Ha-ting Sum, in his yurt. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length seated portrait. Bell's caption note continues: 'In front of him is the bowl from which he makes offerings to the deities, grains of rice or of barley, but not of wheat; thus Mongols follow the Tibetan custom. Below, a shallow dish of wheaten cakes baked ...
General view of Bor Che Chi Monastery, one mile from Ha-ting Sum. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the monastery buildings, similar to but slightly more distant than neg 204. Duplicate negative only, no print.