Key Information

Photographer

Rabden Lepcha?

Collection

Sir Charles Bell

Date of Photo

August 5th 1921

Region

Lhasa > Norbu Lingka

Accession number

1998.286.196.2

Image Dimensions

78 x 103

Actors from the borders of Tsang and western Tibet performing in the Dalai Lama's Ache Lhamo under a decorated awning at the Norbu Lingka in 1921

Further Information

Activity

Storytelling

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.184

Previous Pitt Rivers Museum Number

BL.Q.184b

Related Collections

British Library, Oriental and India Office Collections

Manual Catalogues -

Manual Catalogues - Bell's List of Illustrations entry: "[No. of chapter] XXXIX. [Subject of Chapter] Proverbs and Fables [Subject of Illustration] Q184 (a). Actors from the borders of Tsang and western Tibet acting Norzang."

Other Information - Related Images

Other Information - Related Images: Bell does not distinguish in his List of Illustrations between 1998.286.196.1 & 1998.286.196.2, although they are completely different images. Both images may be referenced by the caption for Q.184

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_1998.286.196.2.html>.

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