Key Information

Photographer

Philip Neame

Collection

Hugh E. Richardson

Date of Photo

September 1936

Region

Lhasa > Barkhor

Accession number

BMR.86.1.15.2

A large copper cauldron used for making butter tea at ceremonies. Photographed in the Barkhor area of Lhasa by Brigadier Philip Neame

Further Information

Photographic Process

Print gelatin silver

Expedition

British Diplomatic Mission to Lhasa 1936-37

Photo also owned by

Donated to the British Museum in 1986 by Hugh E. Richardson

Previous Catologue Number

[PN] W 25 In publication
'Lhasa Mission 1936, Diary of Events', P. Neame, H. Richardson, F. S. Chapman, Government of India Political Department [Note: photographs for October 18th - November 4th 1936 are not included as their relationship to text is not detailed; see Mission Diary text for details of images] [see photos in publication]
[PN] W 25 [view loan photo]

Related Collections

F. S. Chapman Collection in the Pitt Rivers Museum

This Image also appears in another collection

2006.1.40.25

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "Large cauldron for making tea" 05 Dec. 2006. The British Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_BMR.86.1.15.2.html>.

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Large cauldron for making tea