Woman weaver at Phari
BMH.G.98.1 (Film negative)
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Key Information
Photographer
Arthur Hopkinson
Collection
A. J. Hopkinson
Date of Photo
December 1927 - January 1928
Region
Chumbi Valley Region > Phari
Accession number
BMH.G.98.1
Image Dimensions
85 x 112
Further Information
Activity
Weaving
Photographic Process
Negative film nitrate
Expedition
A. J. Hopkinson's Tour of Duty as British Trade Agent, Gyantse, 1927-28
Other Information
Notes on print/mount - One contact print made from this negative is contained in A. J. Hopkinson's negative case with the negative. The print was made using Velox paper. The caption "Tibetan woman weaving in yard of a rest house' has been written on the back of the print in pencil, as has the reference 'G.98' and another indecipherable inscription. The print has clearly been removed from an album or a paper mount as the edges have pieces of black paper stuck to them. The number '14' has been written in the top right corner of the front of the album [MS 19/08/2006]
Manual Catalogues -
Manual Catalogues - [Caption in A. J. Hopkinson's negative album 'Tibet G']: 'Women weaving' [MS 05/05/2006]
Other Information - Description: [Extract from taped interview, Richard Blurton and Mrs Hopkinson] '98 - Weaver at Phari' [MS 12/08/2006]
Other Information - Related Images
Other Information - Related Images: Although this image is contained in Negative Wallet G, which mainly contains images taken in 1928, this photograph was taken when A. J. Hopkinson was first in Tibet, probably in the earliest stage of December 1926 - January 1927. This is indicated by evidence of the print having been removed from a black paper mount (possibly an album) and the inscription of a number in the top right hand corner on the front of the print. These are both features found on Hopkinson's early images of the region and provides further substantiation for the dating in the caption [MS 19/08/2006]
For Citation use:
The Tibet Album.
"Woman weaver at Phari"
05 Dec. 2006. The British Museum.
<http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_BMH.G.98.1.html>.
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