IDNO

P.96610.WIL

Description

On Cech’s list describing prints:
“F. W. became Political Officer in Sikkim on January 4th, 1933.
(Photos 53-75: in and around Paro MPOW: 70-73)
54. “Approaching Paro. The Penlop’s men 21.6.33 [photo taken by] (Peggy)”
See gi: Paro
See ww: Paro Penlop
(MPOW: 71-2)
This was a guard of honour “dressed in bright silk chubas and armed with exotic weaponry: swords in silver scabbards, rhinoceros-hide shields and burnished steel helmets.” (MPOW: 70).” [printed text]
For more information see Cech’s list.

Place

S Asia; Bhutan; Near Paro

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

Williamson, Margaret

Collector / Expedition

Date

21 June 1933

Collection Name

Williamson Collection

Source

Williamson, Margaret

Format

Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

Context: This was a guard of honour “dressed in bright silk chubas and armed with exotic weaponry: swords in silver scabbards, rhinoceros-hide shields and burnished steel helmets. Such arrangement are only arranged forthe very important state guest. [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]