Altan Ova. In Sundi Hoshun. Sunid layman. Has long hair, and his outer robe is buttoned at the top, two signs that mark him out as a layman. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Altan Ova. In Sundi Hoshun. A monk wearing the clothes of a layman. Probably he has married and lives at home with his family, but still shaves his head, and is classed as a monk. A Sunid man. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Altan Ova. In Sundi Hoshun. A Sunid monk. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Head-and-shoulders full-face portrait of a monk, wearing a hat. Duplicate negative only, no print. The negative adjoins and overlaps with neg. 940.
Altan Ova. In Sundi Hoshun. Old monk, wearing Chinese spectacles. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Head-and-shoulders full-face portrait of an elderly monk, behatted and wearing spectacles. Duplicate negative only, no print.
Altan Ova. In Sundi Hoshun. A monk returning to his monastery from an outside expedition takes off his hat before entering. His style of hat — made of paper inside and cotton outside — shows that he is above the ordinary rank and file. Very likely he is a deputy treasurer, and has charge of the cash. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Head-and-shoulders portrait of a monk, holding his hat in his hand. Duplicate negative only, no print. The negative is on the same piece of film, and overlaps with neg. 937.