IDNO

P.96807.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)
114. “At Bumthang,16.7.33”
F.W, Ludlow, Sherriff, Dorji, Wangmo, Peggy, Maharani, Pedon
See gi: Bumthang
See ww: Ludlow, Sherriff, gyurme Dorji, aji Wangmo, Maharani of bhutan, aji Pedon” [printed text]
For more information see Cech’s list.

Place

S Asia; Bhutan; Bumthang

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Frederick Williamson; Frank Ludlow; George Sherriff; Dorji; Aji Wangmo; Margaret Williamson (Peggy); Maharani of Bhutan; Aji Pedon

Photographer

Williamson, Margaret

Collector / Expedition

Date

16 July 1933

Collection Name

Williamson Collection

Source

Williamson, Margaret

Format

Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

Named Person: Williamson refers to Maharani of Bhutan, Maharani is a hindi term for Queen. In Bhutan she would be called Ashi. The Ashi is seated on the right side of Margaret Williamson. She is not wearing her brocade uzham (crown) in this picture. [Dawa Dem 18/9/2008]

Named Person: Williamson refers to Aji Wangmo (seated left to Marget Williamson) 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]

On Frank Ludlow see archive reference:
Rank.M. 2003. Frank Ludlow and the English School in Tibet, 1923-1926. Asian Affairs, Vol 34, No.1 [Sudeshna Guha 20/11/2003]