Sedan chair being carried into a temple

Sedan chair being carried into a temple

1999.23.2.73 (Print)

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Key Information

Photographer

H. Staunton ?

Collection

Harry Staunton

Date of Photo

1940 - 41

Region

Lhasa

Accession number

1999.23.2.73

Image Dimensions

67 x 110 mm

Sedan chair being borne up the steps of a temple with appliquéd awnings. There is a tent awning in the foreground over the paved courtyard. Officials and servants are around the palanquin and there are officials seated on the verandas of the building.

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. "Sedan chair being carried into a temple" 05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_1999.23.2.73.html>.

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