Key Information

Photographer

Rabden Lepcha? Unknown Tibetan photographer?

Collection

Sir Charles Bell

Date of Photo

March 6th 1921

Region

Lhasa > Tsetrung Lingka

Accession number

1998.285.145

Image Dimensions

120 x 163 mm

Rows of soldiers in courtyard of government summer house near Lhalu Mansion on the outskirts of Lhasa. Lay officials have gathered on the verandah to watch proceedings of the 'Sky Archery' competition, or Namda. Spectators on roof of dwelling. Water buckets can be seen. Soldiers on extreme right are holding small trumpets. Bows on ground on extreme left

Further Information

Photographic Process

Negative glass plate gelatin , Negative Half Plate

Date Acquired

Donated 1983

Donated by

St Antony's College, Oxford.

Copy difference

Intensifier A red intensifying mask has been used to highlight faces

Expedition

Sir Charles Bell's Mission to Lhasa 1920-21

Photo also owned by

Royal Central Asiatic Society

Revised Photographer

Rabden Lepcha

Previous Catologue Number

H.124

Previous Pitt Rivers Museum Number

BL.H.124

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "Soldiers at the 'Sky Archery' competition, Namda" 05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_1998.285.145.html>.

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