Monk musicians near Gyantse

Monk musicians near Gyantse

BMH.F.9.1 (Film negative)

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Key Information

Photographer

Arthur Hopkinson

Collection

A. J. Hopkinson

Date of Photo

1927 - 1928

Region

Gyantse Region >

Accession number

BMH.F.9.1

Image Dimensions

85 x 110

A group of monk musicians playing radung horns and other wind instruments in an unknown location near Gyantse. They are standing in front of red-painted walls while the Gyantse plain can be seen in the background. A small settlement can be seen in the distance in the left of the image

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. "Monk musicians near Gyantse" 05 Dec. 2006. The British Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_BMH.F.9.1.html>.

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