IDNO

P.96885.WIL

Description

On Cech’s list describing prints:
“(1-18: Ludlow’s photos of Bhutan)
7. “Paro Penlop’s men receiving us on the road 22.6.33”
See ww: Paro Penlop
Here the dpa’-bo dancers may be seen accompanied by two musicians on oboe (See II:70h [P.96667.WIL]., II:57 [P.96622.WIL]).” [printed text]
For more information see Cech’s list.

Place

S Asia; Bhutan

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Paro Penlop (Tsering Peljor)

Photographer

Ludlow, Frank

Collector / Expedition

Date

22 June 1933

Collection Name

Williamson Collection

Source

Williamson, Margaret

Format

Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

Publication: Photograph published in Williamson, Margaret, 1987. Memoirs of a Political Officer’s Wife (Wisdom Publication, London)
P. 70, noting;
About three miles from Paro we were greeted by a gueard of honour dressed in bright silk chubas/ghos and armed with exotic weapons: swords in silver scabbards, rhinoceros-hide shields and burnished steel helmets.” [Dawa Dem 19/9/2008]

Context: In the centre of the picture we can see two dancers with beautiful brocade attire and crown. They lead the procession and gracefully dance around, but they are also believed to be spy. They dance infront of the important guest in the procession and make sure there is no ambush in fornt. [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]