Pede dzong

Pede dzong

1998.285.274.1 (Glass negative)

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Key Information

Photographer

Sir Charles Bell or Rabden Lepcha?

Collection

Sir Charles Bell

Date of Photo

1920-1921?

Region

Yamdrok Tso Region > Pede dzong

Accession number

1998.285.274.1

Image Dimensions

120 x 163 mm

View of Pede dzong, people in foreground.

Further Information

Photographic Process

Negative glass plate gelatin , Negative Half Plate

Date Acquired

Donated 1983

Donated by

St Antony's College, Oxford.

Copy difference

Lantern

Expedition

Sir Charles Bell's Mission to Lhasa 1920-21

Photo also owned by

Royal Central Asiatic Society

Previous Catologue Number

H.249

Previous Pitt Rivers Museum Number

BL.H.249

Manual Catalogues -

Manual Catalogues - Bell's List of Illustrations entry: "[No. of chapter] XLVIX. [Subject of Chapter] From Darjeeling to Lhasa [Subject of Illustration] H.249 (j) Pede Dzong, near view."

Other Information - Dates


Other Information - Dates: Bell travelled on this route in 1920-21 on his way to and from Lhasa, although he would have visited Pede on a number of occasions during his time in Tibet and at its borders and a precise dating of this image is not possible. [MS 21/9/2004]

Other Information - Location: Pede Dzong (dpal sde rdzong) is situated in Southern Tibet and on the main trade route from Sikkim to Lhasa. The dzong served as a fort and an administration centre for the district. [TS 18/7/2005]

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "Pede dzong" 05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_1998.285.274.1.html>.

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