Sikkimese syce and chaprassi at rest during a trip

Sikkimese syce and chaprassi at rest during a trip

1999.23.1.19.3 (Album Print black & white)

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Key Information

Photographer

H. Staunton ?

Collection

Harry Staunton

Date of Photo

1940 - 1941

Region

Lhasa Area

Accession number

1999.23.1.19.3

Image Dimensions

119 x 90 mm

Two Sikkimese orderlies. The one on the left, a P.O.S syce, is wearing a short coat (chuba) with a tie-die cross design and trimmed with leopard fur; the one on the right, a chaprassi, is wearing a jacket with an applique design on the front. Both are wearing fur hats.

Further Information

Photographic Process

Print gelatin silver

Date Acquired

Donated 1999

Donated by

Diana Hughes

Expedition

H. Staunton

Photo also owned by

Diana Hughes

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "Sikkimese syce and chaprassi at rest during a trip" 05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_1999.23.1.19.3.html>.

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