IDNO

P.96877.WIL

Description

On Cech’s list describing prints:
“(1-18: Ludlow’s photos of Bhutan)
2. “Dancing at Ha”
See gi: ha
2a. Two women dancers.” [printed text]
For more information see Cech’s list.

Place

S Asia; Bhutan; Haa [Ha]

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

Ludlow, Frank

Collector / Expedition

Date

18 June 1933

Collection Name

Williamson Collection

Source

Williamson, Margaret

Format

Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

Context: The dancers are all wearing very beautiful kiras Hothra, Keshuthara and Ai Kapur. Such dresses are worn only on important festivals and occasions. The dancers are in the ground outside the Haa dzong most probably entertaining the Williamson party [Dawa Dem 19/9/2008].

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]