IDNO

N.100777.WIL

Description

A family portrait of Balkrishna, probably a Nepalese official as he is wearing daura-suruwal (Nepalese dress), his wife and three daughters, all wearing saris and with bobbed hair, and two young sons, both wearing jackets, shorts, and holding hats under their right arms. The group stand in front of wooden buildings that appear to be part of Balkrishna’s residence. [JD 21/4/2008]

Balkrishna’s family. Balkrishna with four women dressed in saris, and two boys, holding their hats in their hands. “He appears to be a Nepalese official. He is wearing Nepalese dress (daura-suruwal). His wife and daughters seem to have their hair bobbed” (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]