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261. Photo 1112/2(292)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/2(292)
Title:
A trader's encampment on the 'Three Brother Plains' [Tang Pun Sum]. Halting for the mid-day meal. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Subjects = Bell Collection; camps; occupations; traders Location = Tang Pun Sum; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910-1920
Extent:
1 item

262. Photo 1112/2(304)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/2(304)
Title:
Ruins of the Chinese barracks at Choten Karpo after the hostilities of 1911-12, dismantled by the Tibetans. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = Bell Collection Location = Choten Karpo; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1915
Extent:
1 item

263. Photo 1112/2(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/2(2)
Title:
Netuk orderly [?Gangtok]. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; ethnic groups; Lepchas (ethnic group)
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910-1920
Extent:
1 item

264. Photo 1112/2(22)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/2(22)
Title:
Chinese house in Potala Sho, Lhasa, containing pillar recording defeat of the Dzungarians (Chungkar) in 1720 A.D. The pillar or slab can just be seen inside the building. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View of stone building containing inscription pillar, with the Potala Palace in the background. A very similar view of this building can be found at print 258, but with a slightly different caption. Subjects = Bell Collection; Chinese architecture; monuments a...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920-1921
Extent:
1 item

265. Photo 1112/2(112)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/2(112)
Title:
Simchungnas and other actors waiting to come on the stage in the Ache Lhamo at Norbu Lingka, Lhasa, first day. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Looking towards group of actors seated on the ground. Subjects = Ache Lhamo (Tibetan religious drama); actors; Bell Collection; festivals; religion; religion (Buddhism); theatricals Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920-1921
Extent:
1 item

266. Photo 1112/2(151)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/2(151)
Title:
Prayers, written mostly on paper, but some on cloth, hung from an old willow tree near the bank of the Kyi Chu. Such prayers are known as 'Wind Horses' (Lung-ta). Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography With woman standing beside tree. Subjects = Bell Collection; prayer papers; religion; religion (Buddhism); religious observances; religious observances (Buddhist) Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920-1921
Extent:
1 item

267. Photo 1112/2(172)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/2(172)
Title:
House, painted red above and white below, built over cave at Tra Yer-pa, where Atisha lived for a year or so. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view looking up hillside towards buildings. Atisha was an Indian Buddhist sage who visited Tibet in the 11th century. Subjects = Bell Collection; Tibetan architecture; Tibetan architecture (Buddhist) Location = Tibet; Trayerpa
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1910-1920
Extent:
1 item

268. Photo 1112/2(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/2(3)
Title:
Purbu orderly with my pony on a narrow track in Sikkim. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Orderly holding two ponies (Bell's on right) by the bridle. Subjects = Bell Collection; ethnic groups; Lepchas (ethnic group)
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910-1920
Extent:
1 item

269. Photo 1112/2(40)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/2(40)
Title:
Small cannon manufactured at Lhasa Arsenal. The bores are not uniform. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Row of cannon in the courtyard of the Arsenal. Subjects = arms and armour; arsenals; Bell Collection; cannons Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920-1921
Extent:
1 item

270. Photo 1112/2(53)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/2(53)
Title:
Weights and measures: Tibetan steel yard (nya-ka), and measure known as tre. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Subjects = Bell Collection; weights & measures
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910-1920
Extent:
1 item