Catalogue description H H Sir Ugyen Wangchuk

This record is held by Royal Society for Asian Affairs

Details of RSAA/SC/BAI/5/30
Reference: RSAA/SC/BAI/5/30
Title: H H Sir Ugyen Wangchuk
Description:

Title on slide: H H Sir Ugyen Wangchuk, Bumtang, 1922. Numbered: 30 (circular blue sticker). Image features: Full-length portrait, standing outside tent; woman 'off-shot' (?Mrs Bailey) seated to the right of the frame. Slide manufacturer: None indicated. Copy negative, contact sheet and low contrast 'postcard' print made (2004).

 

In 1922, Bailey was deputed by the Governmernt of India to take the insignia of the GCIE to Sir Ugyen Wangchuk, Maharaja of Bhutan. "We spent a very happy fortnight with His Highness, visiting interesting places in the neighbourhood [Bumtang] ... On the day on which the insignia of the GCIE was presented to His Highness, all the chiefs and important officials bowed down to him and gave him presents. After the ceremony all the population of the locality were fed and given money." Bailey, "Travels in Bhutan," Journal of the Central Asian Society, XVII (1930), p. 215.
Date: 1922
Held by: Royal Society for Asian Affairs, not available at The National Archives
Language: English
Physical description: 1 glass slide and surrogate
Physical condition: Plate size: 3¼ x 3¼" (English lantern).
Access conditions:

Access is restricted to the copy print.

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