Porters carrying wool in Chumbi Valley. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Men carrying large loads of wool on their backs. Subjects = Bell Collection; occupations; porters; textiles; wool Location = Chumbi Valley; Tibet
Palden Lhamo of Kungtang [Gungthang]. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Image of Penden Lhamo being carried in procession. Subjects = Bell Collection; festivals; religion; religion (Buddhism); religious ceremonies Location = Gungthang; Tibet
Atsaras at Kungtang [Gungthang] dance. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Masked dancers in the courtyard of the Gungthang temple. Subjects = Bell Collection; dance; devil dancers; festivals; masks; religion; religion (Buddhism); religious ceremonies Location = Gungthang; Tibet
Mongolians on their way to India to interview the Dalai Lama [?at Yatung]. Photographer: Macdonald, David
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Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of three seated figures, with three attendants standing behind. They are photographed in front of the house seen in several photographs in Photo 305 (71-72 and others), probably David Macdonald's residence at Yatung, where he was trade agent. Subjects = Be...
Water Serpent Temple (Dzong-gyap Lu-kang) in Lhasa. Gilt finial on top; below this, black yak-hair curtain. It is on a small island. In the foreground are old poplar trees; in the background is the back of the Potala. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view. Subjects = Bell Collection; temples; Tibetan architecture; Tibetan architecture (Buddhist) Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Phari under snow. Photographer: Rosemeyer, Willoughby Patrick
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Genre: Landscape Photography View looking towards the dzong, with a yak caravan in the foreground. Subjects = animals; Bell Collection; caravans; dzongs; forts; pack animals; snow scenes; yaks Location = Phari; Tibet