1. Photo 1112/2(150)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 1112/2(150)
- Title:
- Corpse-cutting platform (Tur-tro) at Tra Yer-pa, where the corpses of the monks are cut up and given to the birds. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
- Scope & Content:
- Genre: Ethnographical Photography Close view of the disposal area, which in this case consists of 'a flattened piece of ground, somewhat larger than a man's body, floored with slabs of slate. A small slab stood vertically in the ground; to it the dead monk's head was secured, while pieces of th...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- 1920-1921
- Extent:
- 1 item