IDNO

P.84943.LIN

Description

On Lindgren's listing for N.39842.LIN: 1929.
Omul-ail (Dagurs).
16. 4 women in mourning, 2 others. 23/5.

When a family member dies, Daur women dress in white robes, its called 'Ergichi' (Dagur language).
The woman second from right and holding an infant boyis Yinggenbo, she is Mingla's mother.
The girl second from left 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, Sudure Mani, 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

Daur [historically Dagur]

Named Person

Mingla; Wunenqi; Meng Songlin

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]