IDNO

P.96798.WIL

Description

On Cech’s list describing prints:
“F. W. became Political Officer in Sikkim on January 4th, 1933.
(Photos 107-132 were taken in and around Bumthang Mpow: 75-77)
110. “Archery at Bumthang 12.7.33”
110b. “Maharaja, Peggy, Maharani, Wangmo, Habbu, Tennant, Lugi, Sherriff. 12.7.33”
See ww: Maharaja of Bhutan, Maharani of Bhutan, Aji Wangmo, Tennant, Sherriff, Ludlow, Norbhu, habbu, gyurme dorji, aji pedon.” [printed text]
For more information see Cech’s list.

Place

S Asia; Bhutan; Bumthang

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Maharaja of Bhutan; Margaret Williamson (Peggy); Maharani of Bhutan; Aji Wangmo; Habbu; Captain David Tennant; Lugi; George Sherriff

Photographer

Williamson, Frederick

Collector / Expedition

Date

12 July 1933

Collection Name

Williamson Collection

Source

Williamson, Margaret

Format

Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

Context: The queen and Ashi Wangmo are seen in this picture with short hair. This is a typical tradition in Bhutan. The queen is also seen wearing a dong-khaeb (apron) . Tibetan style stripped wollen dong-kheb apron, is still worn by women from Bumthang. [Dawa Dem 18/9/2008]

Named Person: King of Bhutan, Jigme Wangchuck is standing on the left with his bamboo bow . You can also see he is with his long sword. [Dawa Dem 18/9/2008]

Named Person: Williamson refers to Maharani of Bhutan, Maharani is a hindi term for Queen. In Bhutan she would be called Ashi. [Dawa Dem 18/9/2008]

Named Person: Williamson refers to Aji Wangmo and Aji Pedon, the sisters of the second King of Bhutan. Aji is a common term used for Ashi (queen, and would also include princesses) in Bumthang, the region where the two sisters come from. [Dawa Dem 18/9/2008]

Named Person: Aji Wangmo is the younger sister of the second king of Bhutan. She later became a nun and a disciple of Karmapa [Dawa Dem 18/9/2008]

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]