Key Information

Photographer

Rabden Lepcha?

Collection

Sir Charles Bell

Date of Photo

November 1st - 3rd 1921

Named Person

Sir Charles Bell

Region

Khangmar Region > Dochen

Accession number

1998.285.149

Image Dimensions

120 x 163 mm

Bell in November at Dochen, 15,000 feet above sea level, on his return journey from Lhasa in 1921. He is wearing a Depon's fur hat, face mask of silk, an extra heavy waterproof, Tibetan gloves of cats' fur lined with wool, Bedford cord riding breeches and Gilgit boots as well as snow goggles

Further Information

Photographic Process

Negative glass plate gelatin , Negative Half Plate

Date Acquired

Donated 1983

Donated by

St Antony's College, Oxford.

Copy difference

Image shortened at the top

Expedition

Sir Charles Bell's Mission to Lhasa 1920-21

Photo also owned by

Royal Central Asiatic Society

Previous Catologue Number

See H.127

Previous Pitt Rivers Museum Number

BL.H.127B

Published

'Tibet Past & Present', Sir Charles Bell, Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1924 [view list of illustrations]

Manual Catalogues -

Manual Catalogues - Bell's List of Illustrations entry: "[No. of chapter] XXV. [Subject of Chapter] Travelling. [Subject of Illustration] H 127 (ab) Myself marching against the wind in November at Dochen, 15,000 feet above sea level. I am wearing a Depon's fur hat, face mask of silk, an extra heavy waterproof, Tibetan gloves of cats' fur lined with wool, Bedford cord riding breeches and Gilgit boots. [Where placed - book page] I, Frontispiece"

In Negative - Both 1998.285.148 and 1998.285.149 are ink marked on the negative with '25 y', although this does not correspond with the 'y' entry for chapter 25 in his list of illustrations entry [MS 2/6/2004]

Contemporary Publication -

Contemporary Publication - Published in 'Tibet Past & Present', Bell, C. A., Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1924, facing preface:"Author in Tibetan mask of silk and other equipment for use in November gales"

Other Information - Dates

Other Information - Dates: This photograph was probably taken on departure from Lhasa in 1921 as Bell travelled in late October - early November through this region [MS 22/9/2004]

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "Sir Charles Bell at Dochen" 05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_1998.285.149.html>.

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