IDNO

N.100776.WIL

Description

A group of fourteen Nepalese coolies cooking a meal at Balkrishna’s house. The group are standing or sitting around a fire that has been lit in the corner of two dry-stone walls built into a hillside (possibly the ruin of a house?) with either canvas or corrugated iron sheets attached to the walls to provide shelter. [JD 21/4/2008]

Coolies sitting near Balkrishna’s house “Cooking a meal” (Cech’s description).

Place

S Asia; India; Sikkim; Namthang

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Balkrishna

Photographer

Williamson, Frederick

Collector / Expedition

Williamson, Frederick

Date

22 March 1933

Collection Name

Williamson Collection

Source

Williamson, Margaret

Format

Film Negative Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

This catalogue record has been updated with the support of the Getty Grant Program Two. [Jocelyne Dudding 22/1/2008]