Key Information

Photographer

Hugh E. Richardson

Collection

Hugh Richardson

Date of Photo

1936-50

Named Person

Dele Rabden

Region

Shigatse

Accession number

BMR.6.8.46

Image Dimensions

60 x 90 mm

Servants of Dele Rabten at a party in Shigatse. The women wear the hooped headdresses typical of Tsang province adorned with corals, turquoises and pearls. The men wear silk robes and d tasselled hats. The buildings of the Dele Rabten estate can be seen in the background.

Further Information

Photographic Process

Transparency Colour

Expedition

Hugh E. Richardson

Flipped Negative

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Other Information

Technical Information - The camera used to take this collection of colour slides (Dufay colour) were a Zeiss Super Ikonta and a Reflex Korelle. [KC 09/10/2006]

Manual Catalogues -

Manual Catalogues - Typewritten handlist entitled 'Hugh Richardson Collection, The British Museum. Photographs taken between 1936-50. Cameras: Zeiss Super Ikonta, Reflex Korelle. 300 colour slides (Dufay colour); copies made Jan. 1995.
[no.] 46. Servants of Deleg Rabden at a party in Shigatse. The women wear Tsang headdresses. His is one of the Shigatse noble families, which has no office in Lhasa, but which served the Panchen Lama.' [KC 10/10/2006]

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "Servants of Dele Rabden at a party in Shigatse" 05 Dec. 2006. The British Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_BMR.6.8.46.html>.

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