A thangka is a painting on cotton or silk.
Slide of a thangka being put away after the sunning of the Buddha, Guomari Monastery
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Preparaing garri, frying
object | ARC/HMG/RS/STANFIELD/545/010
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Black and white negative of man looking at stone archway in middle distance with man sitting on hill in background with camping site on right
object | ARC/GUP/006/095
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Slide of a large prayer meeting outside Thimpu
object | ARC/BAL/003/028
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Carte de visite featuring a photograph of an unknown woman
object | ARC/HMG/HOR/015/050
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