IDNO

P.91202.LIN

Description

On Mamen's listing: Trip to the upper Imen (to Olet, Solon and Oronchen country).
Barga, N. Manchuria, 1932.
6. 16/3/32. Do and Elkesen Sangin & a group in Gobi district, still nearer.

Mamen’s description: “Mokhan, Do [whole name was not given] and Elkesen Jangin and a group in Gobi district at Elkesen Jangin’s seal festival [typed text].

This is at the gate of Elkesen Jangin’s courtyard. There are two signs of his rank at the two sides of the gate. The writing on the west sign is “The second sum of Solon Bodered Red banner has been acknowledged the seal at dragon time of twentieth day of twelfth month of the female white sheep year”; on the east is “The second sum of Solon Bordered Red banner has been acknowledged the seal at rabbit time of nineteenth day of the first month of the male black monkey year”. Even if there are more people in this picture, there is no exception of bare headed person.
See the description of N.21582.LIN. [U. Borjigin 14/10/2002]

Place

E Asia; China; Inner Mongolia; Hulun Buir; Upper Imin River; Gobi District [North west Manchuria; Barga Region]

Cultural Affliation

Solon

Named Person

Elkesen Jangin [Sangin]; Do; Mokhan

Photographer

Mamen, Oscar

Collector / Expedition

Lindgren, Ethel John [Expedition to Northwest Manchuria, 1932]

Date

16 March 1932

Collection Name

Lindgren Collection

Source

Format

Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

P.91197.LIN to P.91440.LIN, P.81797.LIN to P.81890.LIN, P.62142.LIN, P.62143.LIN, P.62482.LIN, P.84684.LIN are in the album now numbered A.114.LIN. The prints match the negatives in A.10.LIN, A.11.LIN, A.20.LIN, A.21.LIN, A.23.LIN, A.24.LIN, A.6.LIN, A.18.LIN. A typed list describing the negatives for the prints in this album was found in this album which has now been archived as BA2/4/16.
A xeroxed manuscript describing the negatives for the prints in is archived as BA2/4/8.