Key Information

Photographer

Hugh E. Richardson

Collection

Hugh Richardson

Date of Photo

1936-50

Region

Chumbi Valley Region > Phari

Accession number

2001.59.5.83.2

Image Dimensions

82 x 110 mm

Views of lanes in Phari. The image on the left shows a lane with cattle and buildings on either side.The houses appear to be covered in cow pats. There is also a person on the right and some people walking along the lane in the background. The image on the right is another view of a lane with rubbish on the right and possibly a sewer on the left.

Further Information

Photographic Process

Print silver , Enlargement

Date Acquired

Donated August 2001

Donated by

The executors of the estate of Hugh E. Richardson

Expedition

Hugh E. Richardson

Other Information

Notes on print - 'Phari' (in ink) and 'In Phari' (in pencil) and '614' and 'Velox' in an oval are printed in black ink on the reverse of print. [KC 8/9/2006]

Notes on negative index '5' - Folio 83. 'do. [ PHARI]'

Manual Catalogues -

Manual Catalogues - Richardson's Handlist - 'Vol. 5' Nos. 82-86. 'Phari (Phag-ri)'. [KC 7/9/2006]

Other Information - two photographs on one piece of negative film. [Rhianedd Smith 13/12/2002] The photograph on the right is a re-take of photograph. [KC 8/9/2006]

Other Information - Setting

Other Information - Setting: Pha ri (phag ri) is situated at 4360 m and is one of the highest settlements in the world. The town served as a major trading centre between Tibet, Bhutan and Sikkim. It also served as the main administration centre for Western Tibet. It is surrounded by major Himalayan peaks, in the east Chomolhari is visible and in the west lies the Kunchenjunga range. (TS)

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "Two lanes in Phari " 05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_2001.59.5.83.2.html>.

For more information about photographic usage or to order prints, please visit the The Pitt Rivers Museum.

The Pitt Rivers Museum

The British Museum

Two lanes in Phari