IDNO

P.97124.WIL

Description

On Cech’s list describing prints:
“(151-168 where taken in and around Gyantse)
163. “Member of Khampa dancing troupe at Gyantse (Sherriff)”
Holding a sgra-brnyen instrument. The Kampa dancers were a troupe of dancers who were skillful acrobats. They were professional players who toured southern Tibet and even went down to Gangtok and Kalimpong.” [printed text]
For more information see Cech’s list.

Place

C Asia; Tibet; Gyantse

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

Sherriff, George

Collector / Expedition

Date

October 1933

Collection Name

Williamson Collection

Source

Williamson, Margaret

Format

Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

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]