IDNO

P.96595.WIL

Description

On Cech’s list describing prints:
“F. W. became Political Officer in Sikkim on January 4th, 1933.
(Photos 48-51 were taken at HA MPOW: 68-70)
48. “Ha dzong 16.6.33”
See gi: Ha
48f/g. “Tobgye’s schoolboys at Ha 15.6.33”. These schoolboys formed part of a procession of welcome for the Williamsons when they arrived at Ha (MPOW: 67).” [printed text]
For more information see Cech’s list.

Place

S Asia; Bhutan; Haa [Ha]

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Raja Sonam Tobgye Dorji

Photographer

Sherriff, George

Collector / Expedition

Date

15 June 1933

Collection Name

Williamson Collection

Source

Williamson, Margaret

Format

Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

Context: The school boys are carrying the flags of Britain, they are probably there to welcome the guest (probably Williamson’s party) to Haa. All the school children in the schools are usually made to stand on the road side when there are any important guest visiting to country even today. They will be carrying the flag of the visiting country and sing the local welcome song for the guest. [Dawa Dem 15/9/2008]

Publication: Photograph published in Williamson, Margaret, 1987. Memoirs of a Political Officer’s Wife (Wisdom Publication, London)P. 67, noting:
“As we approached Ha we were met by cheerful company of school boys of assorted ages, all wearing purple or green chubas (tunics), who walked ahead of us into the village” [Dawa Dem 19/9/2008]

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]