Key Information

Photographer

Frederick Spencer Chapman

Collection

Frederick Spencer Chapman

Date of Photo

February 13th 1937

Region

Lhasa > Potala (north path)

Accession number

1998.157.92

Image Dimensions

94 x 61

Group of officials riding up to the Potala for New Year Festivities. The official in the centre is in Gyaluche dress

Further Information

Activity

Riding

Photographic Process

Transparency Colour

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 Pitt Rivers Museum Number

SC.T.1.92

This Image also appears in another collection

1998.157.93

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "Officials riding up to Potala at New Year" 05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_1998.157.92.html>.

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