IDNO

P.98002.WIL

Description

On Cech’s list describing prints:
“(Photos 136-206 were taken in and around Gangtok).
149. “Monastery band, Lachen 1.10.31”
See gi: Lachen
149a. The monks are in procession outside the monastery most probably to greet the visitors. They are carrying banners (rgyal-mtshan and gdugs) and instruments: oboes (rgya-gling), long trumpets (dung-chen) and drums (rnga). Four of the monks are wearing pan zhwa hats, proper to the pandita or scholar and characteristic of the rNying-ma school of Buddhism.” [printed text]
For more information see Cech’s list.

Place

S Asia; India; Sikkim; Lachen

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

Williamson, Frederick

Collector / Expedition

Date

1 October 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]