Competitors at Gyantse Gun and Arrow competition

Competitors at Gyantse Gun and Arrow competition

BMH.C.32.1 (Film negative)

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Key Information

Photographer

Arthur Hopkinson

Collection

A. J. Hopkinson

Date of Photo

June 21st 1927

Region

Gyantse > Paper Factory

Accession number

BMH.C.32.1

Image Dimensions

85 x 108

Competitors on horseback at the shooting contest with arrows carried in quivers on the side of their saddles. This photograph was taken on the occasion of the annual Gun and Arrow Competition at Gyantse in 1927.

Further Information

Photographic Process

Negative film nitrate

Expedition

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

This Image also appears in another collection

BMH.C.18

Other Information

In Negative - 'C-32' has been written on the left edge of the negative in black ink. '19' has been written on the emulsion side of the negative in the top right hand corner [MS 03/07/2006]

Notes on print/mount - One contact print made from this negative is contained in A. J. Hopkinson's negative case with the negative. 'A. J. Hopkinson' and 'C.32' have been written on the back of the print in pencil. The print was made using Velox paper [MS 03/07/2006]

Manual Catalogues -


Manual Catalogues - [Caption in A. J. Hopkinson's negative album 'Tibet C']: 'Competitors [at 'mounted arrow shooting']' [MS 28/04/2006]

Other Information - Description: [Extract from taped interview, Richard Blurton and Mrs Hopkinson] 'The competitors in arrow shooting contest' [MS 03/07/2006]

Other Information - Dates


Other Information - Dates: For dating of image and further description, see A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/54, Journal Letters from Gyantse and Various Camps, 1927-28, commencing June 26th 1927, Gyantse, pages 1-3 [MS 01/07/2006]

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "Competitors at Gyantse Gun and Arrow competition" 05 Dec. 2006. The British Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_BMH.C.32.1.html>.

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