lantern slide (photographic) BM-2015-OA+.708

Period:Unknown Production date:1948
Materials:glass
Technique:photographic process
Subjects:mask
Dimensions:Height: 81 millimetres Width: 81 millimetres

Description:
Lantern slide (black and white); Itinerant performers at Chiblung near Sakya – Mrs Hopkinson states that they were Ache Lhamo performers [see Notes]. A child in the centre wears a mask and a man on the right has a large drum. Mrs Hopkinson commented that the child in the centre fell asleep during the performanceSuch troupes would tour the country for impromptu performances. The most famous and able were invited to perform for the Tibetan aristocracy and for the Dalai Lama. Tibet. Photographic process
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图片[1]-lantern slide (photographic) BM-2015-OA+.708-China Archive

Comments:This slide is kept in one of several original wallets used by Hopkinson. Image taken during A. J. Hopkinson’s Tour of Duty as Indian Political Officer 1947-48.
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