Key Information

Photographer

Unknown

Collection

Sir Charles Bell

Date of Photo

1904-1922

Region

Lhasa

Accession number

1998.285.648

Image Dimensions

81 x 81 mm

Three beggar children dance the 'Dance of the White Devils' on a path outside a settlement while a man in the background plays a four stringed instrument, the tse-tse. Stone built building can be seen in the background

Further Information

Activity

Dancing

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

Revised Photographer

Lt Col R. S. Kennedy?

Previous Catologue Number

L.93

Previous Pitt Rivers Museum Number

BL.P.570-163

Related Collections

British Library, Oriental and India Office Collections

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "Beggar children dancing while man plays 4-stringed instrument" 05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_1998.285.648.html>.

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Beggar children dancing while man plays 4-stringed instrument