IDNO

P.84941.LIN

Description

On Lindgren's listing for N.39839.LIN: 1929.
Omul-ail (Dagurs).
14. Women in mourning, girl & baby. 23/5.

The woman is Yinggenbo, she is Mingla's mother. When a family member dies, they dress in white robes, its called 'Ergichi' [Dagur language].
The girl in the middle is Mingla, her family name is Guobule Mannaqian, her future son's name is Wu Nenqi. Mingla is Meng Songlin's aunt. [Information by Huijun Meng, his 85 year old grandmother and her friend, Dambu, former Director of Huhhot Steel Factory and 80 years old, JD 15/5/2015]

Place

E Asia; China; Inner Mongolia; Hulun Buir; near Hailar; Omul Ail [North west Manchuria; Barga Region]

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Yinggenbo; Mingla; Guobule Mannaqian; Wu Nenqi

Photographer

Mamen, Oscar

Collector / Expedition

Lindgren, Ethel John [Expedition to Northwest Manchuria, 1929]

Date

23 May 1929

Collection Name

Lindgren Collection

Source

Lindgren, John Roe

Format

Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

P.84937.LIN to P.84978.LIN, P.62483.LIN to P.62484.LIN were found grouped together with a piece of paper with “Duplicates 2E. (various)”.

This group of prints was bound with another group that were found inside the box now numbered C55/48/ which came from the box now numbered C55/.

The prints in this group match the negatives in A.67.LIN.

Related Archive: Oscar Mamen notes for the 23rd May 1929 in his journal, ref Hoover Library, Lindgren Archive, Box 3 - Mamen 1929, the following entry:
"Thursday, 23rd. Hailar. Clear, warm weather. Been to the second Dagur village, Omul Ail, most of the day and taken a lot of snaps, etc." [JD 13/12/2014]