1998.131.346 (Film negative)
Raw Image
Evan Yorke Nepean
Frederick Spencer Chapman
August 2nd 1936
Chumbi Valley Region > Kargyu
1998.131.346
61 x 91
Negative film nitrate
Donated 1994
Faith Spencer Chapman
British Diplomatic Mission to Lhasa 1936-37
Frederick Spencer Chapman
Evan Yorke Nepean
YN.11
SC.T.2.346
2001.35.396.5.2 2001.35.9.1
In Negative - 'YN 11' has been scratched into the bottom edge of the negative. This helps to identify the image as having been taken by Evan Yorke Nepean
Other Information - Cultural Background: Found at the entrance to most Monasteries, it explains the Cycle of Rebirths, the Law Of Karma and the Approach To Nirvana. Because many Tibetans could not read, visual didactic paintings were very important in bringing about an understanding of the Dharma. [Marina de Alarcón ZF 1995.1]
For Citation use:
The Tibet Album.
"Wheel of life, Kargyu Monastery"
05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum.
<http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_1998.131.346.html>.
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