IDNO

P.96543.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
21j. Interior of the temple showing image of Shakyamuni buddha in the ‘earth-witness’ gesture and bookcase with books of , most probably, the Buddhist cannon (in front of the leopard skin covered seat by the right hand banner there are two instruments called rkang-gling - a short tumpet indispensible for ceremonies and invocation (spyan-’dren).” [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]