IDNO

N.62112.ELT

Description

'Guan Tong Monastery' [Elliott's listing], probably 圓通寺 (yuan tong si) located at 220 Outram Road, Singapore [suggested by Taoism Singapore Facebook group]

A man, probably Alan Elliott is standing in front of an entrance gateway with a European woman, possibly Mrs Elliott, a Chinese woman and a Chinese monk. A sign above the open double gate reads 'Buddhism for humanity. Jalan Kembangan. 佛教人間'. [EB 31/10/2017]

Place

SE Asia; Singapore; Jalan Kembangan; Outram Road; Guan Tong Monastery

Cultural Affliation

Chinese

Named Person

Alan Elliott; Muriel Elliott

Photographer

None

Collector / Expedition

Elliott, Alan J.A.

Date

1950 - 1951

Collection Name

Elliott Collection

Source

Elliott, Alan J. A.

Format

Film Negative

Primary Documentation

Other Information

N.62100.ELT to N.62228.ELT were found inside the album now numbered A.151.ELT.

Publication: Image published in a Digital Lab Online Exhibition by Gemma Ovens, 2024. 'Chinese Spirit-Medium Possession: Exploring Ritual and Religion in the Photographic Archives of Alan J. A. Elliott' and captioned "Alan Elliott and his wife Muriel with a Chinese woman and monk at the Guan Tong Monastery. Elliott, J. A. MAA N.62112.ELT." [source: https://www.museums.cam.ac.uk/story/chinese-spirit-medium-possession-singapore/, JD 12/02/2025]