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Film Studies of Traditional Tibetan Life and Culture: Ladakh, India (86.13.4-18OP)

Catalog Data

Collection Creator:
National Anthropological Film Center (U.S.)  Search this
Dorjee, Ragpa  Search this
Schecter, Steven  Search this
Sorenson, E. Richard  Search this
Extent:
Slides (color, 35mm)
Type:
Archival materials
Slides
Date:
1979 April 25
Scope and Contents:
Slide photographs shot in Mathoo Monastery, Mathoo Village, Ladakh, India. Numbers 3-7 four women by door in peyraks (turquoise hat) praying; 8-9 two monks playing kanglings (horns) ; 10-11 women against wall, both in peyraks and both praying, one standing, one sitting on floor; 12-17 monk lighting butter lamps on Buddha statue shrine; 18-19 monk praying at shrine with monk statue and structure with spire; 21 gilded statue of monk with orange hat on and a dorje (scepter); 22-23 monk lighting incense infront of Buddha statue; 24-25 old monk with glasses reading book; 26-33 monks leaving tormas (offerings) to the Buddha shrine withstatue; 34 monk lighting butterlamps on table in dukang (main prayer room of monastery) 35 old monk with butterlamp infront of Buddha sculpture shrine; 36 same as 34 but with monk
General:
Local Numbers: HSFA 86.13.4-18OP
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National Anthropological Film Center films and slides of Ladakh
Archival Repository:
Human Studies Film Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pc941b40562-6a40-4a15-ad14-f3fa52e3440d
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-hsfa-1986-13ldkh-ref115