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Object Number
35-10-60/16290.1.24
Display Title
Woman carrying water
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "35-10 / Gansu / Tibet / Gift of Harrison Forman, The Explorers Club / New York City / The women carry water in a / bucket carried on the back, which is / held there by a rope passing around/ the chest and shoulders. In her / hand she has some ARGOLS."
Department
Photographic
Date
1885-1934
Artist
Mr. Harrison Forman
Culture
- Tibetan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
Tibet
Asia / China / Gansu
Asia / China / Gansu
Dimensions
Overall: 13.97 × 9.525 cm (5 1/2 × 3 3/4 in.)
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Mr. Harrison Forman
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35-10-60/16290.1.23 | Boy carrying backet of argols |
Tibet
Gansu | ||
| 35-10-60/16290.1.21 | Young lama carrying water |
Gansu
Tibet | ||
| 35-10-60/16290.1.25 | Girl with basket of argols |
Gansu
Tibet | ||
| 35-10-60/16290.1.46 | Man standing in monastery marketplace |
Gansu
Tibet | ||
| 35-10-60/16290.1.44 | Horn snuff box |
Tibet
Gansu | ||
| 35-10-60/16290.1.26 | Girl carrying straw |
Gansu
Tibet | ||
| 35-10-60/16290.1.47 | Two young boys carrying wooden buckets, one with a carrying pole |
Tibet
Gansu | ||
| 35-10-60/16290.1.52 | Yak |
Gansu
Tibet | ||
| 35-10-60/16290.1.54 | Yak |
Tibet
Gansu | ||
| 35-10-60/16290.1.61 | Bon priest / sorceror |
Gansu
Tibet | ||
![Drum, bell, dorjee [dorje], and horn snuff box](/internal/media/dispatcher/515729/postagestamp)
| 35-10-60/16290.1.45 | Drum, bell, dorjee [dorje], and horn snuff box |
Tibet
Gansu | ||
| 35-10-60/16290.1.57 | Yak butter lamp |
Gansu
Tibet |