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Photo 1167(27)
- Record Id:
- 040-003183406
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003183379
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026599951.0x0016db
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 1167(27)
- Title:
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Monks at Key Monastery, Spiti, rehearsing for the annual cham or masked dance festival. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
- Scope & Content:
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'Monks at Key Monastery rehearsing for the annual cham or masked dance festival, an elaborate two-day rite of purification. Monks dressed in ancient brocade costumes and huge, often grotesque, wooden or papier maché masks enact events from the history of Tibetan Buddhism as well as the stages of the journey from death to reincarnation' (Patrick Sutherland).
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003183379
040-003183406 - Is part of:
- Photo 1167 : Photographs of Spiti. Photographer: Patrick Sutherland
Photo 1167(27) : Monks at Key Monastery, Spiti, rehearsing for the annual cham or masked dance festival. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick - Hierarchy:
- 032-003183379[0027]/040-003183406
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Photo 1167
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Techniques:
- Gelatin Silver Print
Photograph
Photographic Print - Start Date:
- 1996
- End Date:
- 1996
- Date Range:
- Jul 1996
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Appointment Required to view these records. Please consult Asian and African Studies Print Room staff.
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 188 mm x 279 mm
Format: Loose
Secondary Support: None
- Former External References:
- SP.116.19
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Known
- Names:
- Sutherland, Patrick
- Subjects:
- Buddhist Monks
Dancers
Monks
Occupations
People Associated With Religion
Religion
Religious Observances
Religious festivals - Places:
- Key, Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, Himāchal Pradesh, India, Asia, South Asia