Dochen Lake

Dochen Lake

BMH.G.44.1 (Film negative)

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Key Information

Photographer

Arthur Hopkinson

Collection

A. J. Hopkinson

Date of Photo

1927 - 1928

Region

Khangmar Region > Dochen

Accession number

BMH.G.44.1

Image Dimensions

85 x 112

Dochen lake. Mount Chomolhari can be seen in the distance

Further Information

Photographic Process

Negative film nitrate

Expedition

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

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Other Information

In Negative - 'G-44' has been written along the left edge of the negative in blue-black ink [MS 19/08/2006]

Manual Catalogues -


Manual Catalogues - [Caption in A. J. Hopkinson's negative album 'Tibet G']: 'Bam tso' [MS 05/05/2006]

Other Information - Description: [Extract from taped interview, Richard Blurton and Mrs Hopkinson] '44 - The frozen Dochen-tso lake (both pack ice and fresh ice), sometimes in AJH's [Hopkinson's] early days known as the Bam-tso. Similarly Yatung was previously known as Sha-si-ma. In the background is the Chomolhari range with the Chomolhari peak on the right' [MS 12/08/2006]

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "Dochen Lake" 05 Dec. 2006. The British Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_BMH.G.44.1.html>.

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