'The People of Tibet', Sir Charles Bell, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1928

List of illustrations from 'The People of Tibet', Sir Charles Bell, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1928
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4 Coracles on the Tsang-po

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[see details] 		Coracles on the Tsang-po
4 Photo not in project Men and yaks clearing the road to the Chumbi Valley under deep snow
6 Lepcha house in a forest in Sikkim

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[see details] 		Lepcha house in a forest in Sikkim
6 A Lepcha

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[see details] 		A Lepcha
7 In a Sikkim forest

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[see details] 		In a Sikkim forest
7 Photo not in project A Gurkha boy in Sikkim
14 Obelisk engraved with historical inscriptions below the Potala Palace. In the small house on each side is a stone slab announcing a victory

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[see details] 		Obelisk engraved with historical inscriptions below the Potala Palace. In the small house on each side is a stone slab announcing a victory
22 Northern nomads arriving at Lhasa

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[see details] 		Northern nomads arriving at Lhasa
22 Photo not in project ‘The walls may be of sods with a roof of yak hair’
40 Photo not in project Carrying barley in the Chumbi Valley
41 Photo not in project The barley is dried in high, narrow stacks
41 Household servants of a Ta-shi Lhun-po official

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[see details] 		Household servants of a Ta-shi Lhun-po official
42 Photo not in project Threshing barley in the Kam-pu Valley
43 Photo not in project Winnowing barley at Ka-la
46 Cho-tens at the entrance to Lhasa

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[see details] 		Cho-tens at the entrance to Lhasa
50 Procession of villagers in prayer for the crops at Ya-tsa.

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[see details] 		Procession of villagers in prayer for the crops at Ya-tsa." The published image has been cropped down the left hand side compared to the original
50 'A wooden ladder is sometimes found.' Staircase at house entrance

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[see details] 		'A wooden ladder is sometimes found.' Staircase at house entrance
58 Photo not in project Village headman in the Chumbi Valley. A member of the rural council
59 Photo not in project Houses in Ga-ling village, Chumbi Valley
70 Photo not in project ‘Mongol leading tiger’. Such robes and boots are often worn by Tibetans of the upper grades. Tibetan painting [colour image]
78 Lha-lu Mansion. Reckoned by the Chinese as one of the five beauties of Lhasa

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[see details] 		Lha-lu Mansion. Reckoned by the Chinese as one of the five beauties of Lhasa
80 'A feature of the ling-ka is the Pleasure House.' At Kung-tang, a few miles from Lhasa

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[see details] 		'A feature of the ling-ka is the Pleasure House.' At Kung-tang, a few miles from Lhasa
94 Bang-gye-shar Mansion, Lhasa

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[see details] 		Bang-gye-shar Mansion, Lhasa
102 Yak-hide bag containing mustard oil, which the landlord uses in the payment of wages

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[see details] 		Yak-hide bag containing mustard oil, which the landlord uses in the payment of wages
102 Photo not in project Tibetan nobleman with wife and children seated. Servants standing behind
110 Musk deer in the Jewel Park, near Lhasa

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[see details] 		Musk deer in the Jewel Park, near Lhasa
110 Silversmith in Lhasa engraving a charm-box

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[see details] 		Silversmith in Lhasa engraving a charm-box
111 Wealthy merchant of eastern Tibet with servants. He wears a double necklace of corals and onyx. Scabbard of servant on right holds three corals, as is usual in eastern Tibet

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[see details] 		Wealthy merchant of eastern Tibet with servants. He wears a double necklace of corals and onyx. Scabbard of servant on right holds three corals, as is usual in eastern Tibet
116 Photo not in project Yaks carrying wool
116 Muleteers encamped for the night on the 'Three Brother Plains', fifteen thousand feet above sea-level

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[see details] 		Muleteers encamped for the night on the 'Three Brother Plains', fifteen thousand feet above sea-level
122 Two Mongol merchants in Lhasa

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[see details] 		Two Mongol merchants in Lhasa
128 Photo not in project 'One of the wealthiest merchants in Gyantse, a woman who owned valuable landed property'
128 Photo not in project Stalls in Gyangtse market
129 Photo not in project 'They gossip over the events of the day.' Floor rugs for sale
130 Grounds of the serpent temple. Regarded by the Chinese as one of the five beauties of Lhasa

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[see details] 		Grounds of the serpent temple. Regarded by the Chinese as one of the five beauties of Lhasa
130 Stall in Lhasa market with cartridges, &c., as described in the text

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[see details] 		Stall in Lhasa market with cartridges, &c., as described in the text
131 A street in Lhasa. Shops in foreground, cho-ten in middle distance

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[see details] 		A street in Lhasa. Shops in foreground, cho-ten in middle distance
134 Photo not in project Beggar man, woman and child
134 Tongue and thumbs. The beggar's salute

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[see details] 		Tongue and thumbs. The beggar's salute
137 'The walls of their huts are built with horns'

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[see details] 		'The walls of their huts are built with horns'
142 Go-lok man and his wife in Lhasa

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[see details] 		Go-lok man and his wife in Lhasa
146 Photo not in project ‘You may find them incurably cheerful.’ Convicts and beggars
150 Wife of Lhasa official in gala attire/ The head-dress is mainly of pearls with a few large corals; the earrings of turquoises. The charm-box on the chest is of gold, set with diamonds, rubies, sapphires, and turquoises

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[see details] 		Wife of Lhasa official in gala attire/ The head-dress is mainly of pearls with a few large corals; the earrings of turquoises. The charm-box on the chest is of gold, set with diamonds, rubies, sapphires, and turquoises
151 Photo not in project Working-class girls wearing Tsang head-dress
151 Photo not in project That of a lady of Kong-po shows wide variations from the costumes worn around Lhasa
154 Lhasa nobleman and wife with servants. he and the men servants wear the official earring

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[see details] 		Lhasa nobleman and wife with servants. he and the men servants wear the official earring
158 Photo not in project 'A short, wooden barrel with a hole in the board that covers the top'
166 The holiest woman in Tibet, Dor-je Pa-mo.

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[see details] 		The holiest woman in Tibet, Dor-je Pa-mo.
168 Photo not in project 'Nunneries are often situated in secluded valleys'. 'Clear, Pure, Spring' nunnery
174 Photo not in project A joke's mixed reception/ Indian official seated. Behind him two Indian men and one Tibetan. Four Tibetan women
182 Photo not in project A wedding group. Left to right, seated, bridegroom's assistant, bridegroom, bride, bride's assistant. The last is a servant who attends the bride after marriage
190 'It was built into the face of a precipice'

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[see details] 		'It was built into the face of a precipice'
194 The Peak Secretary in his ecclesiastical robes with two attendants

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[see details] 		The Peak Secretary in his ecclesiastical robes with two attendants
204 A small school in Lhasa. Boy showing writing to teacher. The backward boys write on broad, wooden slates; the more advanced on narrow strips of paper

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[see details] 		A small school in Lhasa. Boy showing writing to teacher. The backward boys write on broad, wooden slates; the more advanced on narrow strips of paper
214 Photo not in project 'The Tibetan children do not lack amusement'. Boy monks dressed for playing
220 At back, left to right, yak-hair bag of barley flour, yak-hair bag of barley, yak-skin containing rice. In front, six sheepskin bags of butter

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[see details] 		At back, left to right, yak-hair bag of barley flour, yak-hair bag of barley, yak-skin containing rice. In front, six sheepskin bags of butter
220 'In Lhasa itself the Tibetan Government have established a meat market'

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[see details] 		'In Lhasa itself the Tibetan Government have established a meat market'
236 Tea shop in Lhasa. Tea bricks on shelf. Sacks, containing bricks, below

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[see details] 		Tea shop in Lhasa. Tea bricks on shelf. Sacks, containing bricks, below
236 Kitchen utensils. Left, saucepans and teapots; right centre, wooden tea churn and dasher; water bucket on right

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[see details] 		Kitchen utensils. Left, saucepans and teapots; right centre, wooden tea churn and dasher; water bucket on right
237 Huge cauldrons in which tea is boiled for the monks during the 'Great Prayer' festival in Lhasa

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[see details] 		Huge cauldrons in which tea is boiled for the monks during the 'Great Prayer' festival in Lhasa
252 Presents of food from Tibetan Government to author. Butter, eggs, and bags of barley-flour, peas, and rice. On the top dried carcases of sheep

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[see details] 		Presents of food from Tibetan Government to author. Butter, eggs, and bags of barley-flour, peas, and rice. On the top dried carcases of sheep
252 Photo not in project Author, travelling on horseback, receives ka-tas from district officials and headmen
264 View across the Kyi Chu from the Potala. Some of the ling-kas, with which the valley is dotted, can be seen

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[see details] 		View across the Kyi Chu from the Potala. Some of the ling-kas, with which the valley is dotted, can be seen
265 A ling-ka near Lhasa with tents of picnicking parties. The trees are willow and poplar

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[see details] 		A ling-ka near Lhasa with tents of picnicking parties. The trees are willow and poplar
265 Playing sho at a picnic in a Lhasan ling-ka. The dice-cup is in the man's hand and the round dice-pad is on the ground below, enriched by cowries as counters

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[see details] 		Playing sho at a picnic in a Lhasan ling-ka. The dice-cup is in the man's hand and the round dice-pad is on the ground below, enriched by cowries as counters
268 Photo not in project The competitors leapt from the springboard to the ground below
268 Photo not in project Skipping while lying down
274 'For the two

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[see details] 		'For the two "Highest Worshippers" there are thrones inside the tent. At right angles to these sit the subordinates
275 'Four ladies, gorgeously dressed in coloured silks and head-dresses of turquoise and coral'. The Ya-sos' four Maids of Honour with two assistants

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[see details] 		'Four ladies, gorgeously dressed in coloured silks and head-dresses of turquoise and coral'. The Ya-sos' four Maids of Honour with two assistants
280 Tents and spectators at 'The Gallop behind the Fort'. Cakes for sale under umbrellas in right and centre foreground

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[see details] 		Tents and spectators at 'The Gallop behind the Fort'. Cakes for sale under umbrellas in right and centre foreground
281 Photo not in project Gun and arrow shooting at Gyangtse. Competitors with their prong guns
290 Photo not in project Vultures and a solitary raven awaiting the end
290 A flattened piece of ground, somewhat larger than a man's body

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[see details] 		A flattened piece of ground, somewhat larger than a man's body
300 Photo not in project The Wheel of Life