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301. Photo 1043(300)

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Photo 1043(300)
Title:
Mummers dancing [Lhasa]. Photographer: Spencer-Chapman, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Masked dancers performing for members of the British Mission. [Gelatin silver print, 112x78mm]. Subjects = actors; dance Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1 Dec 1936
Extent:
1 item

302. Photo 1043(301)

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Photo 1043(301)
Title:
Ferry over the Kyi Chu. Photographer: Spencer-Chapman, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Rectangular wooden ferry loaded with horses, about to cross the Kyi Chu. [Gelatin silver print, 155x108mm]. Subjects = ferries; local craft; river scenes; transport; water transport Location = Kyi Chu Valley; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Nov 1936-Dec 1936
Extent:
1 item

303. Photo 1043(302)

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Photo 1043(302)
Title:
Regent's summer palace [Lhasa]. Photographer: Spencer-Chapman, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking down onto the small palace from the upper storey of an adjoining building. [Gelatin silver print, 109x154mm]. Subjects = palaces; private houses; Tibetan architecture Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
26 Nov 1936
Extent:
1 item

304. Photo 1043(303)

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Photo 1043(303)
Title:
Bhondong Shapé and Kalon Lama. Photographer: Spencer-Chapman, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Showing the two men arriving at the British Mission on horseback. 'Bhondong Shapé and Kalon Lama, both members of the Kashag, came to lunch. Today it is cold and wintry, and a bitter wind is raising dust storms.' (Lhasa Mission Diary, 4 December 1936). [Gelatin silv...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
4 Dec 1936
Extent:
1 item

305. Photo 1043(304)

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Photo 1043(304)
Title:
Kalon Lama. Photographer: Spencer-Chapman, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Head-and-shoulders portrait. [Gelatin silver print, 77x112mm]. Subjects = Tibetan office holders Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
4 Dec 1936
Extent:
1 item

306. Photo 1043(305)

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Photo 1043(305)
Title:
Mission officers [Lhasa]. Photographer: Spencer-Chapman, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Group portrait of members of the British Mission, identified as Dagg, Chapman, Nepean, Norbhu, Richardson, Gould, Morgan. 'Photographs were taken of all the Mission staff.' (Lhasa Mission Diary, 9-10 December 1936). [Gelatin silver print, 154x108mm]. Subjects = ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item

307. Photo 1043(306)

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Photo 1043(306)
Title:
Group of syces [of the British Mission, Lhasa]. Photographer: Spencer-Chapman, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography 'Photographs were taken of all the Mission staff. Perhaps the syces in their tall gold-ornamented hats, and loose fitting robes edged with leopard skin, are the most spectacular members of our party.' (Lhasa Mission Diary, 9-10 December 1936). [Gelatin silver print,...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item

308. Photo 1043(307)

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Photo 1043(307)
Title:
Abbot of Kundeling Monastery. Photographer: Spencer-Chapman, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Head-and-shoulders portrait. 'In the afternoon we visited Kundeling monastery [on the western outskirts of Lhasa], where our landlords live...The abbot, who has held the post for forty years, is a man of great character. Although he has never been more than thirty mi...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item

309. Photo 1043(308)

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Photo 1043(308)
Title:
Kundeling monk. Photographer: Spencer-Chapman, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Head-and-shoulders portrait of a monk. [Gelatin silver print, 77x112mm]. Subjects = monks; religion; religion (Buddhism) Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item

310. Photo 1043(309)

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Photo 1043(309)
Title:
Ceremony for preventing disease [Kundeling Monastery, Lhasa]. Photographer: Spencer-Chapman, Frederick
Scope & Content:
View looking down onto the ceremonyfrom an upper storey, with a group of monks seated in the courtyard below, with items for the rites laid out in front of them. 'At the time of our visit to the monastery a strange ceremony was in progress; a monk, curiously attired, - in fact rather resembling ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item