IDNO

P.93690.LIN

Description

On Mamen's listing: Barga, W. Manchuria, 1931.
Ganjur Temple & Obo.
36. Lamas in front of main temple (woman carrying prayers) 14/9.

Mamen’s description: “Lamas in front of main temple (woman carrying prayers).”

This is the main temple (gol dugang) of Ganjur monastery. The women carrying prayers is shown in different parts of the monastery both in Mamen’s and Lindgren’s photos. What the women doing is called “going around the compound”(goroo ergihu) of a monastery, main hall of a monastery and stupas. In the photo, the woman is carrying a sutra, which might possibly be Ganjuur because it was Ganjuur monastery and holding the counting beads. She is wearing formal clothes and head-dress. This photo was taken in the time of monastery summer ceremony when it was the favourite time for people to go around the compound. [U. Borjigin, 1/7/2002]

Place

E Asia; China; Inner Mongolia; Hulunbuir; New Barga East Banner; Ganjur Hua; Ganjur Sume [North west Manchuria; Barga Region]

Cultural Affliation

Barga-Buryat Mongol [historically Buriat]; Barga Mongol

Named Person

Photographer

Mamen, Oscar

Collector / Expedition

Lindgren, Ethel John [Expedition to Northwest Manchuria, 1931]

Date

14 September 1931

Collection Name

Lindgren Collection

Source

Format

Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

P.93557.LIN to P.93994.LIN are in the album now numbered A.115.LIN. The prints match negatives from A.25.LIN, A.26.LIN, A.27.LIN, A.28.LIN. A typed list describing these negatives was found inside this album. It has now been archived as BA2/4/16.