Gyantse Gun and Arrow Competition

Gyantse Gun and Arrow Competition

BMH.C.19.1 (Film negative)

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Key Information

Photographer

Arthur Hopkinson

Collection

A. J. Hopkinson

Date of Photo

June 21st 1927

Region

Gyantse > Paper Factory

Accession number

BMH.C.19.1

Image Dimensions

85 x 109

A competitor at the annual Gun and Arrow Shooting competition at Gyantse. The competition took place in a large open space near the Gyantse paper factory on the outskirts of the town some ten minutes away from the Fort where the British Agency staff resided. The competitor is here seen mounted on horse back and leading a second horse alongside

Further Information

Photographic Process

Negative film nitrate

Expedition

A. J. Hopkinson's Tour of Duty as British Trade Agent, Gyantse, 1927-28

Other Information

In Negative - 'C-19' has been written on the top edge of the negative in black ink [MS 01/07/2006]

Notes on print/mount - "Competitor for Horse Race' has been written on the back of the print in pencil along with the two references 'C.19' and 'H6' [MS 01/07/2006]

Manual Catalogues -


Manual Catalogues - [Caption in A. J. Hopkinson's negative album 'Tibet C']: 'Officials [at horse race]' [ sic ] [MS 28/04/2006]

Other Information - Description: [Extract from taped interview, Richard Blurton and Mrs Hopkinson] 'One of the competitors, at the arrow shooting contest' [MS 01/07/2006]

Other Information - Dates


Other Information - Dates: For dating of image, see A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/54, Journal Letters from Gyantse and Various Camps, 1927-28, commencing June 26th 1927, Gyantse, pages 1-3 [MS 01/07/2006]

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "Gyantse Gun and Arrow Competition" 05 Dec. 2006. The British Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_BMH.C.19.1.html>.

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