Do-Ta-Ussu. Young master of the house. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Three-length portrait of a Mongolian boy, standing at the entrance to a yurt. Duplicate safety film negative only, no print.
Kirghiz method of forming the 'crown' wheel of a yurt, Wakhan. Photographer: Falconer, John
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Showing how the circular centrepiece of the yurt framework is produced, by moulding a length of wood in a shallow trench, the piece held in place with small stones.
Kirghiz method of forming the roof frame pieces of a yurt, Wakhan. Photographer: Falconer, John
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Showing the lengths of wood being shaped, which will form the roof frame of a Kirghiz yurt. The curvature of the frame pieces, where they join the lattice side walls are made by dampening and bending the wood, which is then held in place in a shallow trench.