Slide of a Bon monastery, Qinghai

General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no ARC/BAL/002/002/007
General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no ARC/BAL/002/002/007

Bon is the animistic religion before Buddhism. The monastery featured in the photograph is Tsingkang Monastery.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
ARC/BAL/002/002/007
Date
1997
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 50 mm x 50 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
photography
CATEGORY
Archive: Anthropology
LOCATION
In storage
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