Monk turning prayer wheel on linghkor
1998.131.348 (Film negative)
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Key Information
Photographer
Frederick Spencer Chapman
Collection
Frederick Spencer Chapman
Date of Photo
September 8th 1936
Region
Lhasa > Lingkhor
Accession number
1998.131.348
Image Dimensions
110 x 81
Further Information
Activity
Ritual Activity
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
Previous Catologue Number
C.4.7 [view film roll]
Previous Pitt Rivers Museum Number
SC.T.2.348
Other Information
Notes on print/mount - A blurred number '7' is printed on the bottom edge of the negative. This has enabled identification of the image as 'C.4.7' in Chapman's handlist of negatives compiled in Lhasa [MS 21/03/2006]
Manual Catalogues -
Manual Catalogues - Caption in Chapman's hand-written list of negatives made whilst on the Mission to Lhasa, 1936-7 [See PRM Manuscripts Collection]: 'Heavily clothed monk turns prayer wheel' [MS 21/03/2006]
Other Information - Related Images
Other Information - Related Images: Images prefixed with 'C.4' comprise a group of negatives containing images of soldiers, turning prayer wheel, horns and rock paintings, paintings, Dr Morgan and mission hospital, beggar with skull and drum, monks outside Sera, meat seller, water tanks. They all seem to have been taken on September 8th 1936 [MS 21/03/2006]
For Citation use:
The Tibet Album.
"Monk turning prayer wheel on linghkor"
05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum.
<http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_1998.131.348.html>.
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