Corpse being prepared for sky burial
1998.285.192.1 (Glass negative)
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Key Information
Photographer
Rabden Lepcha?
Collection
Sir Charles Bell
Date of Photo
1920-1921
Region
Lhasa Area
Accession number
1998.285.192.1
Image Dimensions
120 x 163 mm
Further Information
Photographic Process
Negative glass plate gelatin , Negative Half Plate
Date Acquired
Donated 1983
Donated by
St Antony's College, Oxford.
Copy difference
Lantern
Expedition
Sir Charles Bell
Photo also owned by
Royal Central Asiatic Society
Revised Photographer
Rabden Lepcha?
Previous Catologue Number
H.170
Previous Pitt Rivers Museum Number
BL.H.170
For Citation use:
The Tibet Album.
"Corpse being prepared for sky burial"
05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum.
<http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_1998.285.192.1.html>.
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