Woman washing her hair

Woman washing her hair

BMH.G.11.1 (Film negative)

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Key Information

Photographer

Arthur Hopkinson

Collection

A. J. Hopkinson

Date of Photo

1927 - 1928

Region

Gyantse

Accession number

BMH.G.11.1

Image Dimensions

85 x 114

A woman washing her hair outside a house in Gyantse, which Mrs Hopkinson identifies as being the Gyantse Fort [see Notes]. Another woman sits on the left with wool that she is possibly preparing for spinning. A small child sits behind

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. "Woman washing her hair" 05 Dec. 2006. The British Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_BMH.G.11.1.html>.

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