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040-003174502 Name Macdonald, David

1. Photo 1112/2(35a)

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Photo 1112/2(35a)
Title:
Chinese barracks at Chorten Karpo in ruins. Photographer: Macdonald, David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography General view of ruined buildings after the Tibetan-Chinese conflict of 1911-12. Bell's typescript index notes that this photograph belonged to David Macdonald, but was taken by 'Kaziman Nepalai of Lhasa.' Subjects = Bell Collection Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1911
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 1112/2(35b)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/2(35b)
Title:
Chinese barracks at Chorten Karpo in ruins. Photographer: Macdonald, David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = Bell Collection Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1911
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 1112/2(43)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/2(43)
Title:
Fettered convict in Gyantse. Photographer: Macdonald, David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; convicts; crime and criminals Location = Gyantse; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910-1920
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 1112/2(275)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/2(275)
Title:
Dalai Lama blessing Tibetans at Yatung with a tassel. Photographer: Macdonald, David
Scope & Content:
Tibetans processing past the Dalai Lama, who stands at right beneath umbrella, glancing towards camera. See also part 284 (42a, 42b). Subjects = Bell Collection; Dalai Lama; religion; religion (Buddhism); religious ceremonies; religious leaders Location = Tibet; Yatung
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1912
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 1112/2(269)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/2(269)
Title:
The scapegoat at Gyantse who carries away all misfortune at the beginning of the sowing season. He is clad in sheep's entrails and holds its heart in his hand. After the ceremony he is driven down the hill-side. Photographer: Macdonald, David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-length standing portrait. A similar photograph of the same figure is reproduced in Hugh Richardson, Ceremonies of the Lhasa Year (Serindia, London, 1993), p. 71: 'At Gyantse the counterpart of the Lugong Gyalpo is a strange figure, half-naked with sheep's ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910-1920
Extent:
1 item

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