Quarters in Pipitang Yamen occupied by Tibetan Trade Agent. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Architectural Photography View through wooden gateway into courtyard. Subjects = Bell Collection; Tibetan architecture Location = Pipitang Yamen; Tibet
Bhutanese commercial agent at Phari (Tibetan by birth), and his two wives, with daughter dressed as a man. Photographer: Macdonald, David
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Genre: Portrait Photography Formally posed group portrait of family, in traditional dress. Subjects = Bell Collection; dress; dress (Tibetan); ethnic groups; Tibetans; trade agents Location = Phari; Tibet
Large silk embroidery picture of Buddha at Kung-tang [Gungthang] Monastery, several hundred years old. Made when the monastery was founded. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Embroidery being processed through the streets. Subjects = Bell Collection; Buddha images; religion; religion (Buddhism); religious ceremonies Location = Gungthang; Tibet
Villager at Gobshi: woman with Tsang headdress. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Three-quarter length portrait of laughing woman wearing traditional clothes and head-dress, sticking out her tongue in greeting. Small, square format print. Subjects = Bell Collection; dress; dress (Tibetan); ethnic groups; head-dresses; rites and customs; sa...
Lepcha house and family in Sikkim. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Lepcha family grouped in front of house. Subjects = Bell Collection; ethnic groups; Indian architecture; Lepchas (ethnic group); private houses