Key Information

Photographer

Rabden Lepcha?

Collection

Sir Charles Bell

Date of Photo

August 5th 1921

Region

Lhasa > Norbu Lingka

Accession number

1998.286.123.1

Image Dimensions

78 x 103

Ache Lhamo performance at Norbu Lingka. Dramatisation of a boat scene in Rechunga performance. Kyhung or garuda bird in the boat. Soldiers can be seen on the roof in the background.

Further Information

Activity

Performing

Photographic Process

Negative Quarter Plate

Date Acquired

Donated 1983

Donated by

St Antony's College, Oxford

Copy difference

Intensifier Lantern Notches on right side

Expedition

Sir Charles Bell's Mission to Lhasa 1920-21

Previous Catologue Number

Q.109

Previous Pitt Rivers Museum Number

BL.Q.109

Related Collections

British Library, Oriental and India Office Collections

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "Ache Lhamo performance at Norbu Lingka" 05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_1998.286.123.1.html>.

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Ache Lhamo performance at Norbu Lingka