IDNO

P.96725.WIL

Description

On Cech’s list describing prints:
“F. W. became Political Officer in Sikkim on January 4th, 1933.
(Photos 81-84 were taken in Punakha MPOW: 73-4)
84. “In Punakha Dzong”
84d. The outer wall of the dzong.” [printed text]
For more information see Cech’s list.

Place

S Asia; Bhutan; Punakha

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

Williamson, Frederick

Collector / Expedition

Date

1 July 1933

Collection Name

Williamson Collection

Source

Williamson, Margaret

Format

Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

Context: The windows are picked out in black paint, making a sharp contrast with the dazzling white of the walls. The lowest windows are very narrow and let in very little light. The upper rows are usually wider, and give into the living quarters. Just below the roof, a wide red stripe, recalls the religious nature of the building. The gently sloping roofs are normally raised one or two meters above the last story and form broad overhanging eaves. [Dawa Dem 17/9/2008]

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]