Yaks in snow

Yaks in snow

BMH.E.26.1 (Film negative)

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Key Information

Photographer

Arthur Hopkinson

Collection

A. J. Hopkinson

Date of Photo

1927 - 1928

Region

Chumbi Valley Region >

Accession number

BMH.E.26.1

Image Dimensions

85 x 103

Yaks in snow in the Chumbi Valley in the winter of 1927-28. The gear used to attach loads to the yaks is clearly visible. The yak in the centre of the image has a bell round its neck

Further Information

Photographic Process

Negative film nitrate

Expedition

A. J. Hopkinson's Tour of Duty as British Trade Agent, Gyantse, 1927-28

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "Yaks in snow" 05 Dec. 2006. The British Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_BMH.E.26.1.html>.

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