Kashmiri moslem man

Kashmiri moslem man

BMH.F.95.1 (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.F.95.1

Image Dimensions

114 x 85

This man has been identified by both Mr and Mrs Hopkinson [see Notes] as being a 'Khachi' which was a term used in reference to people from Kashmir who were practising Moslems. He appears to be standing outside a domestic dwelling, with another person just coming into frame in the background

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. "Kashmiri moslem man" 05 Dec. 2006. The British Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_BMH.F.95.1.html>.

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