IDNO

P.97800.WIL

Description

On Cech’s list describing prints:
“31. “Tering Raja, FW and Jigme at the Residency 9.5.31”
See ww: Tering Raja, Jigme
Tering Raja’s hairstyle, earrings and robe are those commonly worn by Tibet’s top lay officials (see GTH: Tibet: Aristocracy - male dress). Jigme has short hair because he was an officer in the newly-formed Tibetan regiment at TRAPCHI (see GI).” [printed text]
For more information see Cech’s list.

Place

S Asia; India; Sikkim; Gangtok

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Tering (or Taring); Frederick Williamson; Jigme (?Tering or Taring)

Photographer

Williamson, Frederick

Collector / Expedition

Date

9 May 1931

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]