Street in Lhasa near Barkhor
1998.131.277 (Film negative)
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Key Information
Photographer
Evan Yorke Nepean
Collection
Frederick Spencer Chapman
Date of Photo
September 1936?
Region
Lhasa > Barkhor
Accession number
1998.131.277
Image Dimensions
61 x 94 mm
Further Information
Photographic Process
Negative film nitrate
Date Acquired
Donated 1994
Donated by
Faith Spencer Chapman
Expedition
British Diplomatic Mission to Lhasa 1936-37
Photo also owned by
Frederick Spencer Chapman
Revised Photographer
Evan Yorke Nepean
Previous Catologue Number
YN.41A
Previous Pitt Rivers Museum Number
SC.T.2.277
This Image also appears in another collection
2001.35.396.29.2 2001.35.158.1
Other Information
In Negative - 'YN.41' has been scratched into the negative in the bottom left hand corner [MS 16/03/2006]
Other Information - Photographer: The identification 'YN' in the negative enables this image to be attributed to Evan Yorke Nepean rather than F. Spencer Chapman [MS 16/03/2006]
Other Information - Related Images
Other Information - Related Images: 1998.131.278 has also been inscribed in the negative with 'YN.41' [MS 16/03/2006]
Other Information - Dates
Other Information - Dates: The date has been suggested by comparing this image with others taken by Chapman, which were clearly taken at the same time, and for which a possible date has been determined [MS 16/03/2006]
Other Information - Cultural Background
Other Information - Cultural Background: Religious texts for sale. Books rectangular in shape. The paper is normally made from the daphne shrub and the texts are block printed. [Marina de Alarc’n ZF 1995.1]
For Citation use:
The Tibet Album.
"Street in Lhasa near Barkhor"
05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum.
<http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_1998.131.277.html>.
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