Cham-pa, a Tibetan lad from Ting-ri, in Tibet near Nepal-Tibet frontier, and near Mount Everest. Spoke mixture of the dialects of Tsang and Western Tibet. He was my bearer and chaprasi, and known to Tibetans as my Kim-pu, i.e. 'Room Boy'. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length portrait, standing on a small cairn of rocks. Subjects = Bell Collection; servants
Coracle of yak-hide (ko-wa), crossing the Nyang Chu at Gyang-tse. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Landscape Photography Slightly distant view of boat in mid-stream. Subjects = Bell Collection; ferries; local craft; river scenes; transport; water transport Location = Gyantse; Nyang Chu (river); Tibet
Coracle of yak-hide (ko-wa), crossing the Nyang Chu at Gyang-tse. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Landscape Photography Similar to print 104 Subjects = Bell Collection; ferries; local craft; river scenes; transport; water transport Location = Gyantse; Nyang Chu (river); Tibet
A corner of Gyang-tse town. The dzong hill behind. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Architectural Photography View looking towards houses, with two women passing in foreground. Subjects = Bell Collection Location = Gyantse; Tibet