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Subject Art Name Sutherland, Patrick

1. Photo 1167(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1167(8)
Title:
Young monks wearing ancient wooden masks during the dance festival at Key Monastery. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of two monks wearing masks, with monastery buildings in the background: 'Young monks wearing ancient wooden masks during the dance festival at Key Monastery. These Bakhtuk act as jokers during the performances, teasing the older monks by mimicking them and ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jul 1993
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 1167(29)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1167(29)
Title:
Buddha images on the wall of Tabo Monastery, Spiti. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
Scope & Content:
'Hundreds of images of the Buddha cover a wall in Tabo Monastery. Some of these exquisite murals date back to 996 A.D. when the monastery was founded. Tabo is one of 108 religious sites spread from Mustang to Ladakh associated with Rinchen Zangpo, the 'great translator' of many Buddhist sutras f...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jul 1996
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 1167(55)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1167(55)
Title:
A performance of The Elephant, one of the most popular plays in the Buchen repertoire, Lara, Spiti. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography 'A performance of The Elephant, one of the most popular plays in the Buchen repertoire. During the play the Elephant will dance to the sound of cymbals and chanting, leaping and thrashing around wildly. Before Buddha’s birth his mother dreamed of a white elepha...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Feb 2004
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 1167(61)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1167(61)
Title:
A young monk wearing an ancient wooden mask during the dance festival at Key Monastery, Spiti. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
Scope & Content:
'A young monk wearing an ancient wooden mask during the dance festival at Key Monastery. These Bakhtuk act as jokers during the performances, teasing the older monks by mimicking them and generally entertaining the audience by punctuating the long solemn dances with touches of humour. They also...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jul 2005
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 1167(64)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1167(64)
Title:
Monks from Key Monastery perform during the annual dance festival (cham), Spiti. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jul 2005
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 1167(65)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1167(65)
Title:
Monks from Key Monastery perform during the annual dance festival (cham), Spiti. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jul 2005
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 1167(67)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1167(67)
Title:
Three Buchen dance at the end of a performance in Lhalung, Spiti. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
Scope & Content:
'Three Buchen dance at the end of a performance in Lhalung. Buchen are travelling religious performers who spread the message of Buddhism and the Dharma amongst the common people through entertainment. Song, dance, humorous plays and prayer are the vehicles for their teaching. The Khokpo – somet...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Feb 2006
Extent:
1 item