IDNO

P.96541.WIL

Description

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).
21. “At Tumlong monastery 28. -29.3.33”
See gi: Tumlong
21d/e/f/h/l/m. Monk musicians in procession carrying banners (phang tshar) and playing instruments: long trumpet (dung-chen), cymbals (rol-mo), drums (rnga), and oboes (rgya-gling), conch (dung-dkar). The oboe players are wearing items of clothing used by lamas on the occasion of great ceremonies and festivities: hat (rgyag-zhwa); two incense bearers wear incense covers (spos-khebs) slung from their right shoulder to their left armpit and holding incense-carriers (spos-phor). The incense bearers generally head the procession followed by the oboe players.” [printed text]
For more information see Cech’s list.

Place

S Asia; India; Sikkim; Tumlong

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

Williamson, Frederick

Collector / Expedition

Date

28 - 29 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]