Constance Frederica Gordon-Cumming: Pagodas, Aurioles, and Umbrellas

Scope and Content

Draft of article relating the history of pagods, aurioles and umbrellas in Asia. A large part of the article is devoted to umbrellas and the early role they played in lives of people in China, India, and Tibet.

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Acquisition Information

Presented by the Constance F. Gordon-Cumming, 1919.

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Bibliography

The article appeared in two parts in the English illustrated magazine, June and July 1888.