Group of Tibetan lamas with wind instruments (dunchen), Tibet, photograph, Part of Photo album with 24 photos of the journey of army telegraphist DT Dalton through Tibet., title: 'Lamas', photographer: DT Dalton, 1903 - 1906, paper, daylight gelatin silver print, height 80 mm x width 137 mm, head-gear, wind instruments, clothes covering the entire body, priest, non-Christian religions, A group of people arranged in two rows in front of a worn plaster wall, most wearing long cloaks and distinctive tall hats with fur or pointed tops, several seated on the ground wrapped in cloaks, some standing behind them holding long, ornate horns or ceremonial instruments that extend toward the camera, a narrow doorway or window with a decorative frame visible on the right side of the wall, rough stone paving underfoot and an opening to a darker stone structure at the left edge of the scene.
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Group of Tibetan lamas with wind instruments (dunchen), Tibet, photograph, Part of Photo album with 24 photos of the journey of army telegraphist DT Dalton through Tibet., title: 'Lamas', photographer: DT Dalton, 1903 - 1906, paper, daylight gelatin silver print, height 80 mm x width 137 mm, head-gear, wind instruments, clothes covering the entire body, priest, non-Christian religions, A group of people arranged in two rows in front of a worn plaster wall, most wearing long cloaks and distinctive tall hats with fur or pointed tops, several seated on the ground wrapped in cloaks, some standing behind them holding long, ornate horns or ceremonial instruments that extend toward the camera, a narrow doorway or window with a decorative frame visible on the right side of the wall, rough stone paving underfoot and an opening to a darker stone structure at the left edge of the scene.

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Group Tibetan lamas wind instruments dunchen Tibet photograph Part Photo album 24 photos journey army telegraphist DT Dalton title Lamas photographer DT Dalton 1903 - 1906 paper daylight gelatin silver print height 80 mm x width 137 mm head-gear clothes covering entire body priest non-Christian religions group people arranged two rows front worn plaster wall wearing long cloaks distinctive tall hats fur pointed tops several seated ground wrapped cloaks standing them holding long ornate horns ceremonial instruments extend camera narrow doorway window decorative frame visible right side wall rough stone paving underfoot opening darker stone structure left edge scene

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