Key Information

Photographer

David Macdonald

Collection

Sir Charles Bell

Date of Photo

December 1920 - January 1921?

Region

Lhasa

Accession number

1998.285.660

Image Dimensions

81 x 81 mm

Offering a khatak scarf to a 4th grade official. Two men, one seated and one bowing low holding his hat in his hands; official is seated at a low table with a white scarf draped over the top and vessels next to it; photograph taken outside with long grasses and mountains in background; photograph has been taken at an angle and is off-centre

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.128

Previous Pitt Rivers Museum Number

BL.P.238

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "Offering khatak scarf to official" 05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_1998.285.660.html>.

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