IDNO

N.100794.WIL

Description

A procession of monk musicians at Tumlong monastery carrying banners (phang tshar) and playing a selection of instruments: including dung-chen (long trumpets), rol-mo (cymbals), rnga (drums), and rgya-gling (oboes), and dung-dkar (conch). The oboe players are wearing items of clothing, including a rgyag-zhwa (hats), used by lamas on the occasion of great ceremonies and festivities; two incense bearers wear spos-khebs (incense covers) slung from their right shoulder to their left armpit and holding spos-phor (incense-carriers). The incense bearers generally head the procession followed by the oboe players. In the background are the thatched buildings of the monastry. [JD 21/4/2008]

Described by Williamson as “At Tumlong monastery 28. -29.3.33”
“Monk musicians in procession carrying banners (phang tshar) and playing instruments: long trumpet (dung-chen), cymbals (rol-mo), drums (rnga), and oboes (rgya-gling), conch (dung-dkar). The oboe players are wearing items of clothing used by lamas on the occasion of great ceremonies and festivities: hat (rgyag-zhwa); two incense bearers wear incense covers (spos-khebs) slung from their right shoulder to their left armpit and holding incense-carriers (spos-phor). The incense bearers generally head the procession followed by the oboe players” (Cech’s description).

Place

S Asia; India; Sikkim; Tumlong

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

Williamson, Frederick

Collector / Expedition

Williamson, Frederick

Date

28 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]