IDNO

LS.108935.EVN

Description

On Catalogue Card: "Malaya. 144.C.18.
Chinese Buddhist temple, Penang (3 slides).
...
(7 slides [144.C.14-20])."

On duplicate image N.12708.EVN: "Service (Buddhist) in Pitt Street temple, Penang."

Two robed men, possibly monks, offer incense at an altar inside the Guan Yin (Kuanyin)Chinese Buddhist temple at Pitt Street in Penang. The name of the temple is given in Chinese letters on a cloth over the metal figure of the Buddha. The walls of the temple are decorated with cloths depicting figures and flowers. An electric light with glass shades hangs from the ceiling. [EB 09/11/2022]

Place

SE Asia; Malaysia; Penang; Pitt Street [Pinang]

Cultural Affliation

Chinese

Named Person

Photographer

Evans, Ivor Hugh Norman

Collector / Expedition

Evans, Ivor Hugh Norman

Date

1912 - 1932

Collection Name

Evans Collection

Source

Evans, Ivor Hugh Norman

Format

Lantern Slide Black & White

Primary Documentation

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