IDNO

P.97619.WIL

Description

On Cech’s list describing prints:
“(Photos 1-5 are a continuation of the series IV: 231-247, “Bhutan comes to Calcutta”.)
4. “At the Calcutta Races, December 1934”
4b. Maharani
MPOW: 178.” [printed text]
For more information see Cech’s list.

Place

S Asia; India; Kolkata [Calcutta]

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

None

Collector / Expedition

Date

December 1934

Collection Name

Williamson Collection

Source

Williamson, Margaret

Format

Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

Named Person: The queen of Bhutan Ashi Phuntsho Choden is wearing kira and here uzham (crown) during the Calcutta races December 1934. Her uzham is made from fine brocade. She is also wearing a dong-kheb which is still used by the Bhutanese people from Bumthang. Dong-kheb is hand woven wollen piece of cloth which is used in front of the kira. She is also wearing a brocade tego (Jacket) [Dawa Dem 23/9/2008]

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]