Key Information

Photographer

Arthur Hopkinson

Collection

A. J. Hopkinson

Date of Photo

1948

Named Person

Khampa Dzong Chudzo

Region

Khampa Dzong

Accession number

BMH.M.2.1

Image Dimensions

65 x 60

The Chundzo of Khampa Dzong standing on a rock strewn plain with horses and grooms behind. he is carrying a homberg style hat and has a white khatak scarf about his neck. It is probable that this photograph was taken when Mr and Mrs Hopkinson arrived at Khampa Dzong and that they met this gentleman as part of the official greeting party that would customarily meet visits a few miles out of town and escort them in

Further Information

Photographic Process

Negative film nitrate

Expedition

A. J. Hopkinson's Tour of Duty as Indian Political Officer 1947-48

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "The Chundzo of Khampa Dzong" 05 Dec. 2006. The British Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_BMH.M.2.1.html>.

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