IDNO

P.96727.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”
84f. The central temple building.” [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

Archeiture: This is in the middle building in the courtyard It is a massive tower known as utse. It is much taller than the other buildings and resembles the keep of medieval castles in Europe. The upper floors of this tower house the various temples, known as lhakhangs or gonkhangs. [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]