Pede dzong settlement and fort on shore of Yamdrok Tso

Pede dzong settlement and fort on shore of Yamdrok Tso

2001.59.5.79.1 (Film negative)

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Key Information

Photographer

Hugh E. Richardson

Collection

Hugh Richardson

Date of Photo

1948

Region

Yamdrok Tso Region > Pede dzong

Accession number

2001.59.5.79.1

Image Dimensions

57 X 55 mm

Pede dzong (dpal sde rdzong) fort on hillock. The houses of Pede settlement can be seen at the base of the hillock.

Further Information

Photographic Process

Negative film nitrate

Date Acquired

Donated August 2001

Donated by

The executors of the estate of Hugh E. Richardson

Expedition

Hugh E. Richardson

Manual Catalogues -

Manual Catalogues - Notes on negative album - '5' 'Yaso. Serpang. Byamspa gdan dren. Taarpa gling Oracle, lhosar [?] ceremonies. Jo mo lhari, Phari' is written on the negative album in white in Richardson's hand. [KC 31/7/2006]

Manual Catalogues -

Manual Catalogues - Notes on negative index - Folio 79-81. 'DPAL SDE'. [KC 31/7/2006]

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 settlement and fort on shore of Yamdrok Tso" 05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_2001.59.5.79.1.html>.

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