Tibetan nuns from eastern Tibet. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Half-length portrait of the left-hand figure from print 63. Subjects = Bell Collection; nuns; prayer wheels; religion; religion (Buddhism); religious articles; religious articles (Buddhist)
Lepcha woman from Kankibong in Kalimpong subdivision (half-length portrait). Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Half-length portrait of smiling woman. 'Headdress is hand-woven cloth, yellow and soiled white of same texture as that of a Lepcha chadar. Earring of silver, necklace of stones with silver rings interspersed among them. One long necklace of four-anna bits. On c...
Lepcha woman from Kankibong in Kalimpong subdivision (full-length portrait). Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography The same woman as seen in print 65. 'Silver ring on forefinger of left hand. Cream coloured robe of Assam silk on the outside. Black cotton robe under this.' Subjects = Bell Collection; ethnic groups; jewellery; Lepchas (ethnic group)
Chorten among prayer flags near Chumbi village. Part of Chumbi village on opposite bank of river. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Landscape Photography View looking along the river bank towards the chorten or stupa, which is surrounded by a group of prayer flags. Some houses visible on far bank of the river. Subjects = Bell Collection; chortens (stupas); prayer flags; religious articles; river scenes; stupas; Tib...
A Ngak-pa [exorcist priest] at Sha-si-ma. His robe, made in Bhutan, is of turkey-red and cream; holds prayer wheel and rosary. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-length portrait, standing in doorway. Subjects = Bell Collection; dress; dress (Tibetan); monks; prayer wheels; priests; religion; religion (Buddhism); religious articles; religious articles (Buddhist); rosaries Location = Shasima; Tibet