IDNO

P.97198.WIL

Description

Distant view of Chomolhari from the top of Nathu La, with hills in the foreground. [JD 1/5/2008]

On Cech’s list describing prints:
“(113-223 are all views of mountains and surrounding countryside)
214a. “Chomolhari from the top of Nathu La, 9.1.34”.” [printed text]
For more information see Cech’s list.

Place

C Asia; Tibet; Chomolhari; Nathu La

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

Williamson, Frederick

Collector / Expedition

Date

9 January 1934

Collection Name

Williamson Collection

Source

Williamson, Margaret

Format

Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

Context: “Chomolhari is a great towering mountain, whose name is Tibetan for Mountain of the Goddess. The mountain is sacred to Tibetan Buddhists, and every year pilgrims assemble in the town of Phari Dsong, ten miles distant, and walk in procession to the mountain. The mountain rises from the main Himalayan crest, on the border between Tibet and Bhutan. The north face is a sheer 9,000-foot wall, and looms above the barren plains to the north.” [Source: Peak Ware, World Mountain Encyclopedia,http://www.peakware.com/peaks.html?pk=43, JD 1/5/2008]

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]

This catalogue record has been updated with the support of the Getty Grant Program Two. [Jocelyne Dudding 1/5/2008]