Hung Lo Fu, home of Ma Tsen-wu, & Pan Ch'iao, home of Ma Chin-hsi. Beehive kumpei.
Collection
Identifier
Hv47-063
Copyright
© President and Fellows of Harvard College
Notes
Historical Photographs of China album reference: Hv47. Rev. Claude L. Pickens, Jr.'s trip to northwest China, part 2. Large beehive gong bei, Ta-chia-tsz, Ningxia Huizu Zizhiqu. General note: Excerpt from unpublished photo essay, plate 51: "A 'beehive' kumbei peculiar to the Wuchungpao Plain, Ningsia. Although the door of the kumbei may open in any direction, the sepulchre inside will always be placed north and south." Access to original photographs and albums in the Rev. Claude L. Pickens, Jr. Collection is restricted. Photographs and images from the collection may be reproduced only with written permission. Contact the Harvard-Yenching Library for permissions and fees.
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Material
Paper
Media
Black and white photograph
Repository
Harvard-Yenching Library, USA
