Key Information

Photographer

Frederick Spencer Chapman

Collection

Evan Yorke Nepean

Date of Photo

September 7th 1936

Region

Lhasa >

Accession number

2001.35.371.1

Image Dimensions

106 x 72 mm

Four Tibetan soldiers wearing the old version of the army uniform and two mules carrying gun parts behind them. Taken at a military display in 1936

Further Information

Photographic Process

Print silver

Date Acquired

Loaned August 2002

Donated by

Judy Goldthorp

Expedition

British Diplomatic Mission to Lhasa 1936-37

Photo also owned by

Lady Nepean

Previous Catologue Number

CB.29 [view film roll]

This Image also appears in another collection

BMR.86.1.62.4

Other Information

Notes on print/mount - 'Tibetan army Ancient Uniform'; [ink no:] 108; [pencil no:] CB/29; [blue no:] 28'; from an envelope marked 'Reviewing the Army' [KC 14/08/2006]

Manual Catalogues -

Manual Catalogues - Caption in Chapman's hand-written list of negatives made whilst on the Mission to Lhasa, 1936-7 [See PRM Manuscripts Collection]: 'Group of new uniformed soldiers and mule'; PRM Manuscripts Collection: ‘List of Tibetan Prints and Negatives’ - Book 3: ‘17/3 - Section with new Tibetan uniform and mountain gun on mule’ [MS 14/08/2006]

Other Information - Related Images

Other Information - Related Images: Images prefixed with 'CB' taken on the British Mission to Lhasa in 1936 - 37 comprise a group of negatives containing images of yak hide boats and horses on and in the Tsangpo river, gifts being offered, Mission and Tibetan officials, scenes along the banks of the river and near Chusul and a ‘monastery village’ near Chusul. The collection of images have been given the heading ‘Army and Navy Prints’ at the top of Chapman’s hand-written list. They were taken on September 6th - 7th 1936 [MS 14/08/2006]

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "Tibetan soldiers in old-style uniform" 05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_2001.35.371.1.html>.

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