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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Black and white medium format negative of man at prow of boat
object | ARC/GUP/006/366
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Oshogbo, Shango chair
object | ARC/HMG/RS/STANFIELD/601/011
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Receipt
object | ARC/HMG/CM/009/001/F44/266
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Blackwall Lane School, Greenwich Division (Dreadnought) GREN 919A. Detail of Fireproof Floors
object | ARC/HMG/BD/001/005/009
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