Procession in Lhasa
1998.285.364 (Glass negative)
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Key Information
Photographer
Rabden Lepcha
Collection
Sir Charles Bell
Date of Photo
March 3rd 1921?
Region
Lhasa >
Accession number
1998.285.364
Image Dimensions
120 x 163 mm
Further Information
Activity
Riding
Photographic Process
Negative glass plate gelatin , Negative Half Plate
Date Acquired
Donated 1983
Donated by
St Antony's College, Oxford.
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.334
Previous Pitt Rivers Museum Number
BL.H.334
Manual Catalogues -
Manual Catalogues - Bell's entry for H.334 is as follows but it does not seem to relate closely to the image which his caption cross-references:"[No. of chapter] XXXII. [Subject of Chapter] The Religion [Subject of Illustration] H.334 (ej) Ditto [ref: H.333/1998.285.363: A religious dance]." [MS 22/6/2004]
Other Information - Setting
Other Information - Setting: This image may be of the Chipgyu Chenmo procession when the Dalai Lama moved to his summer residence in the Norbu Lingka. The quality of the image may be explained by the conditions under which it was taken. At the Dalai Lama’s request Bell had some photographs taken of the procession by Rabden, but taking place in the early morning it meant that the light was too weak to produce good results [Sir Charles Bell's Diary Vol. IX, pp. 29-31]. However, in a related image [1998.285.429] Bell describes this as being of crowds watching a procession after the Torgya festival, in which case it would be dated to 3rd March 1921. In neither case would Bell himself have been at this spot to take the photographs [MS 23/02/2006]
For Citation use:
The Tibet Album.
"Procession in Lhasa"
05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum.
<http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_1998.285.364.html>.
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