Beggars, Nyang Valley

Beggars, Nyang Valley

1998.286.73.2 (Lantern Slide)

Image for comparison
spacer

Compare

Raw Image

Compare

(Glass negative)

[view record]

Key Information

Photographer

Sir Charles Bell or Rabden Lepcha?

Collection

Sir Charles Bell

Date of Photo

1904-1921

Region

Gyantse Region > Nyang Valley

Accession number

1998.286.73.2

Image Dimensions

81 x 81 mm

Two beggars, one man wearing a head dress and neck ornaments, his thumbs held up; a child stands next to him. Photographed in the Nyang valley. Mountains in the background.

Further Information

Photographic Process

Lantern Slide

Date Acquired

Donated 1983

Donated by

St Antony's College, Oxford

Expedition

Sir Charles Bell's Mission to Lhasa 1920-21

Previous Catologue Number

L.92

Previous Pitt Rivers Museum Number

BL.Q.64

Related Collections

British Library, Oriental and India Office Collections

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "Beggars, Nyang Valley" 05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_1998.286.73.2.html>.

For more information about photographic usage or to order prints, please visit the The Pitt Rivers Museum.

© The Pitt Rivers Museum