Medical paintings from dispensary
1998.285.420 (Glass negative)
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Key Information
Photographer
Sir Charles Bell or his assistant Rabden
Collection
Sir Charles Bell
Date of Photo
1920-1921
Region
Lhasa
Accession number
1998.285.420
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.
Expedition
Sir Charles Bell's Mission to Lhasa 1920-21
Photo also owned by
Royal Central Asiatic Society
Previous Catologue Number
H.392-160
Previous Pitt Rivers Museum Number
BL.H.392-160
Manual Catalogues -
Manual Catalogues - Bell's List of Illustrations entry: "[No. of chapter] XXVIII. [Subject of Chapter] Illness [Subject of Illustration] H.392-160 (edu) The two above, (d) right and (e) in one photo [ref: Picture in Men-tsi-pa's dispensary in Lhasa showing plants used as drugs and showing omens and dreams seen by doctor or patient]. [Remarks] See also (h) [Q.136]"
Other Information - Related Images
Other Information - Related Images: Bell cross-references in his caption to objects 1998.285.181, 1998.285.182, 1998.285.183 and 1998.286.148 in the PRM collections [MS 25/6/2004]
For Citation use:
The Tibet Album.
"Medical paintings from dispensary "
05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum.
<http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_1998.285.420.html>.
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