Drawing water in Gyantse

Drawing water in Gyantse

BMH.B.97.1 (Film negative)

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Key Information

Photographer

Arthur Hopkinson

Collection

A. J. Hopkinson

Date of Photo

1927 - 1928

Region

Gyantse >

Accession number

BMH.B.97.1

Image Dimensions

85 x 103

A young woman who has drawn water from a water channel, carries it in a large wooden buckets on her back. Others with similar vessels can be seen in the background of the image.

Further Information

Photographic Process

Negative film nitrate

Expedition

A. J. Hopkinson's Tour of Duty as British Trade Agent, Gyantse, 1927-28

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "Drawing water in Gyantse" 05 Dec. 2006. The British Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_BMH.B.97.1.html>.

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