Corpse being prepared for sky burial

Corpse being prepared for sky burial

1998.285.192.1 (Glass negative)

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Key Information

Photographer

Rabden Lepcha?

Collection

Sir Charles Bell

Date of Photo

1920-1921

Region

Lhasa Area

Accession number

1998.285.192.1

Image Dimensions

120 x 163 mm

Corpse being prepared by two men for Sky Burial.

Further Information

Photographic Process

Negative glass plate gelatin , Negative Half Plate

Date Acquired

Donated 1983

Donated by

St Antony's College, Oxford.

Copy difference

Lantern

Expedition

Sir Charles Bell

Photo also owned by

Royal Central Asiatic Society

Revised Photographer

Rabden Lepcha?

Previous Catologue Number

H.170

Previous Pitt Rivers Museum Number

BL.H.170

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "Corpse being prepared for sky burial" 05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_1998.285.192.1.html>.

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