2-320-824 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Tibetan mendicants, c1910. The term mendicant refers to begging or relying on charitable donations, and is most widely used for religious followers or ascetics who rely exclusively on charity to survive. Plate taken from Views of Darjeeling with Typical Native Portraits and Groups by J. Burlington Smith, published by Hood & Co. Ltd (Middlesbrough, c1910).