IDNO

P.96518.WIL

Description

A family portrait of Balkrishna, probably a Nepalese official as he is wearing daura-suruwal (Nepalese dress of long shirt and tight trousers), his wife and three daughters, all wearing saris and with bobbed hair, and two young sons, both wearing jackets, shorts, and holding pith helmets under their right arms. The group stand in front of wooden buildings that appear to be part of Balkrishna’s residence. [JD 21/4/2008]

On Cech’s list describing prints:
“F. W. became Political Officer in Sikkim on January 4th, 1933.
(Photos 1-30 were taken in and around Gangtok).
9. “Balkrishna’s family 22.3.33”
See ww: Balkrishna
He appears to be a Nepalese official. He is wearing Nepalese dress (daura-suruwal). His wife and daughters seem to have their hair bobbed.” [printed text]
For more information see Cech’s list.

Place

S Asia; India; Sikkim; Namthang

Cultural Affliation

Nepalese

Named Person

Balkrishna

Photographer

Williamson, Frederick

Collector / Expedition

Date

22 March 1933

Collection Name

Williamson Collection

Source

Williamson, Margaret

Format

Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

The transcription of this album by Mark Turin and Sara Shneiderman was carried out with reference to Krystina Cech’s catalogue list alone. Alex Nadin has since revised their cataloguing by systematically matching their records to the images. Margaret Williamson’s handwritten captions for photographs have now been transcribed into the Inscription field, and Cech’s descriptions appear in the Description field. Correct entries for Place, Named Person and Other Nos. have also been entered by Alex Nadin. [Sudeshna Guha 29/10/2002]