Mummified Priest, Mt. Omei

Item

Title
Mummified Priest, Mt. Omei See all items with this value
Caption
Idol on Mt. Omei, said to be a mummefied man [priest. Still there in 1936. DGE.] See all items with this value
Identifier
DCG_022
Alternative Identifier
133-234
Description
Human figure with black face and dressed in robes is seated in a raised alcove. It is flanked by two or more small doll-like figures, one of whom wears an imperial gown. There is also a small human face on the figure's lap. There is a sculpture in front of the figure whose name and purpose cannot be determined. See all items with this value
Creator
Graham, David Crockett
Date Created
1924-1926
Location
Mt. Emei, Sichuan See all items with this value
Geonames
https://www.geonames.org/1811732/emeishan-shi.html
Event
1924-1926 David Crockett Graham Mt. Omei Treks
Original Format
glass plate
Source
Whitman College and Northwest Archives
Provenance
Jean Graham Brown and Dorothy Graham Edson, daughers of DCG, and Chris Hoogendyk, grandson of DCG. See all items with this value
Access Rights
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Publisher
SIUE
Record Date
2024-10-09
Contributor
Cory Willmott
Type
Still Image
Subject
deity
Media
DCG_022_133_Mummified_Priest.jpg
Resource class
Image