Two monks blowing short horns, Gyantse

Two monks blowing short horns, Gyantse

BMH.F.88.1 (Film negative)

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Key Information

Photographer

Arthur Hopkinson

Collection

A. J. Hopkinson

Date of Photo

1927 - 1928

Region

Gyantse > Torkya Monastery

Accession number

BMH.F.88.1

Image Dimensions

85 x 108

Two monks wearing large headdresses demonstrate to Hopkinson how to blow the short trumpets that would often be used in ritual and ceremonies in the monastic year. They are standing in front of a stonework wall

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. "Two monks blowing short horns, Gyantse" 05 Dec. 2006. The British Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_BMH.F.88.1.html>.

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