Key Information

Photographer

Sir Charles Bell or Rabden Lepcha?

Collection

Sir Charles Bell

Date of Photo

1920-1921?

Region

Yamdrok Tso Region > Pede dzong

Accession number

1998.285.274.2

Image Dimensions

81 x 81 mm

View of Pede dzong, people in foreground.

Further Information

Photographic Process

Lantern Slide

Date Acquired

Donated 1983

Donated by

St Antony's College, Oxford.

Expedition

Sir Charles Bell

Photo also owned by

Royal Central Asiatic Society

Previous Catologue Number

L.234

Previous Pitt Rivers Museum Number

BL.H.249

Manual Catalogues -

Manual Catalogues - Bell's List of Illustrations entry: "[No. of chapter] XLVIX. [Subject of Chapter] From Darjeeling to Lhasa [Subject of Illustration] H.249 (j) Pede Dzong, near view. [Remarks] L.234"

Other Information - Dates

Other Information - Dates: Bell travelled on this route in 1920-21 on his way to and from Lhasa, although he would have visited Pede on a number of occasions during his time in Tibet and at its borders and a precise dating of this image is not possible. [MS 21/9/2004]

Other Information - Location: Pede Dzong (dpal sde rdzong) is situated in Southern Tibet and on the main trade route from Sikkim to Lhasa. The dzong served as a fort and an administration centre for the district. [TS 18/7/2005]

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "Pede dzong" 05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_1998.285.274.2.html>.

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