IDNO

P.96726.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”
84e. People in the courtyard.” [printed text]
For more information see Cech’s list.

Place

S Asia; Bhutan; Punakha [Punakha Dzong]

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

Architecture: Most of the buildings surrounding the courtyard and abutting against the outer walls are half-timbered, with galleries, balconies and arcades as seen in the picture behind the people in the courtyard. The pillars supporting the arcades are richly decorated, the main motifs being clouds, lotus flowers and the head of a sea demon named Makara. Behind the arcades are the monks' quarters and administrative offices. A precise boundary separates the religious buildings from the secular ones. Even so, this separation does not mean that there is any difference in the actual architecture. [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]