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Object Number
35-10-60/16290.1.61
Display Title
Bon priest / sorceror
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "35-10 / Gansu / Tibet [crossed out] / Gift of Harrison Forman / The Explorers Club / New York City / A Nuckhwa - sorcerer. / A priest of Bonism- The pre- / Buddhist paganism which / still exists in Tibet. / His badge of office is his / long hair - sometimes 10 to 15 feet in length (great length / helped by strands of yak-hair) / coiled atop his head like a snake, / the symbol of immortality. This / fellow has wrapped his coiled hair / in a cloth."
Department
Photographic
Date
1885-1934
Artist
Mr. Harrison Forman
Culture
- Tibetan
- Chinese
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35-10-60/16290.1.60 | Sorceror taking snuff |
Gansu
Tibet | ||
| 35-10-60/16290.1.46 | Man standing in monastery marketplace |
Gansu
Tibet | ||
| 35-10-60/16290.1.21 | Young lama carrying water |
Gansu
Tibet | ||
| 35-10-60/16290.1.37 | Trader sitting with his wares |
Tibet
| ||
| 35-10-60/16290.1.52 | Yak |
Gansu
Tibet | ||
| 35-10-60/16290.1.54 | Yak |
Gansu
Tibet | ||
| 35-10-60/16290.1.35 | Young Tibetan boy in sheepskin coat |
Tibet
| ||
| 35-10-60/16290.1.62 | Ceremonial pointed hat |
Gansu
Tibet | ||
| 35-10-60/16290.1.23 | Boy carrying backet of argols |
Gansu
Tibet | ||
| 35-10-60/16290.1.44 | Horn snuff box |
Tibet
Gansu | ||
| 35-10-60/16290.1.56 | Yak butter in a sheep stomach |
Tibet
Gansu | ||
| 35-10-60/16290.1.67 | Prayer windmill on a nomad yak-hair tent |
Gansu
Tibet |