Colour slide taken in Bhutan. A thangka is a painting on cotton or silk. A dzong is a type of building found in Bhutan or the Himalayas like a monastery.
Slide of a thangka being hung at Mongar Dzong
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Cabinet card featuring a photograph of an unknown woman
object | ARC/HMG/HOR/015/111
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Mrs Macauleu
object | ARC/HMG/RS/STANFIELD/595/008
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Joged, Batuan, joged bumbung
object | ARC/DEZ/FILM/90/499
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Black and white negative of Wai Wai object with lizard iconography
object | ARC/GUP/004/058
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