Yaks for slaughter. They are thrown down and their throats cut. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
View of a walled enclosure, with two yaks awaiting slaughter at left. On the right the slaughter man stands close to a wooden frame from which the butchered carcase is hung. Subjects = animals; Bell Collection; butchery; food and drink; yaks
Harvesters at Gyantse at mid-day meal. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Group of women seated in field. Subjects = agricultural labour; agriculture; Bell Collection; crops; food and drink; harvesting Location = Gyantse; Tibet
Lunch party at the 'Gallop behind the Fort' during the Prayer Festival at Lhasa. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Picnicking spectators in front of tent. Subjects = Bell Collection; festivals; picnics; religion; religion (Buddhism); religious ceremonies; social life Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Lhasa lady, dressed for attendance on the guests of high rank at a dinner given by a Shap-pe. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-length standing portrait of a Lhasa woman in traditional dress. Subjects = Bell Collection; dress; dress (Tibetan); ethnic groups; Tibetans; women Location = Lhasa; Tibet