Key Information

Photographer

Evan Yorke Nepean

Collection

Evan Yorke Nepean

Date of Photo

December 1936?

Region

Lhasa Area

Accession number

2001.35.396.26.7

Image Dimensions

90 x 58 mm

Icicles in a cave near Lhasa

Further Information

Photographic Process

Negative

Date Acquired

Loaned August 2002

Donated by

Judy Goldthorp

Expedition

British Diplomatic Mission to Lhasa 1936-37

Photo also owned by

Lady Nepean

This Image also appears in another collection

2001.35.132.1

Other Information

Notes on print/mount - 'Icicles near Lhasa'. [MS 30/07/2006]

Other Information - Dates

Other Information - Dates: Because of the snowfall on the hill, this photograph was probably taken in the latter stages of Nepean's time in Lhasa, towards the end of November or early December. Nepean left Lhasa, with Chapman, on December 14th, although Chapman subsequently returned [MS 30/07/2006]

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "Icicles in a cave near Lhasa" 05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_2001.35.396.26.7.html>.

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