Conductor of the ceremony [Kundeling Monastery]. Photographer: Spencer-Chapman, Frederick
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Monk seated in front of fire. See note at print 309. Gelatin silver print, 112x77mm]. Subjects = ceremonies; monasteries; religious ceremonies Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Tents erected for Mission by local Tibetans [Singma Kang Chang]. Photographer: Spencer-Chapman, Frederick
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Genre: Landscape Photography Camp with Tibetan tents on the bank of the Tsangpo River. 'Singma Kang Chung is a very pleasant camp surrounded by willow and other trees. The local Tibetans have put up some marvellous decorated Tibetan tents for our following.' (Lhasa Mission Diary, 21 August 1936...
Temple of the Great Oracle [near Drepung]. Photographer: Spencer-Chapman, Frederick
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view of façade: 'We then proceeded to the 'Nachung' or temple of the Great Oracle of Tibet, a mile from Drepung Gompa...After lunch we went all round the oracle's temple guided by a very intelligent Urdu speaking lama.' (Lhasa Mission Diary, 30 August 19...
On the top of the Potala [Lhasa]. Photographer: Spencer-Chapman, Frederick
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Genre: Architectural Photography 'We went on to the topmost roof of the Potala and saw the gold leaf covered pagoda like roofs of all the past Dalai Lamas' mausoleums.' (Lhasa Mission Diary, 6 September 1936). [Gelatin silver print, 141x92mm]. Subjects = palaces; Tibetan architecture Locat...
Where the 1904 Mission stayed [in Lhasa]. Photographer: Spencer-Chapman, Frederick
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Genre: Architectural Photography View of the central portion of the main façade of the Lhalu Mansion. [Gelatin silver print, 154x104mm]. Subjects = private houses; Tibetan architecture Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Nomad woman from the Chang Tang [photographed at Lhasa]. Photographer: Spencer-Chapman, Frederick
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Genre: Portrait Photography Head-and-shoulders portrait. 'The women, who are remarkably handsome, wear their hair in innumerable minute plaits which are attached at shoulder level to a multi-coloured piece of canvas which hangs down almost to the ground. This cloth [is] ornamented with silver b...