Key Information

Photographer

Rabden Lepcha?

Collection

Sir Charles Bell

Date of Photo

August 5th 1921

Region

Lhasa > Norbu Lingka

Accession number

1998.286.195

Image Dimensions

78 x 103

Ache Lhamo Performance by Kyormo Lungga troupe under a decorated awning in which Lopon Rimpoche meets the King of the Devils (centre), who is represented as being very tall and having nine heads

Further Information

Activity

Singing

Photographic Process

Negative Quarter Plate

Date Acquired

Donated 1983

Donated by

St Antony's College, Oxford

Expedition

Sir Charles Bell's Mission to Lhasa 1920-21

Previous Catologue Number

Q.183

Previous Pitt Rivers Museum Number

BL.Q.183

Related Collections

British Library, Oriental and India Office Collections

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "Ache Lhamo at Norbu Lingka" 05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_1998.286.195.html>.

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