Two Tibetans, receiving alms

Two Tibetans, receiving alms

BMH.D.31.1 (Film negative)

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Key Information

Photographer

Arthur Hopkinson

Collection

A. J. Hopkinson

Date of Photo

1927?

Region

Gyantse Region >

Accession number

BMH.D.31.1

Image Dimensions

106 x 85

An informal portrait of two Tibetan people standing against a stonework wall in an unidentified location. The man on the right is bowing low with his cap outstretched to receive alms for playing his Tibetan fiddle

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 Tibetans, receiving alms" 05 Dec. 2006. The British Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_BMH.D.31.1.html>.

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