Period:Unknown Production date:1927 (? April 1927?)
Materials:plastic
Technique:photographic process
Subjects:village scene
Dimensions:Height: 85 millimetres Width: 116 millimetres
Description:
Negative (black and white); A group of people Hopkinson describes as ‘Tromowa’ in Rinchengong, the last Tibetan village before crossing the Jelep La into Bhutan. People in this area were well known for having a distinctive dialect. This photograph may have been taken in April 1927 when Hopkinson was on his way back from Gyantse and Yatung to take a Tibetan exam in Darjeeling. A large wooden structure with a raised veranda can be seen in the background. Tibet. Photographic process
IMG
Comments:This negative is kept in one of several original wallets used by Hopkinson.. Image taken during A. J. Hopkinson’s Tour of Duty as British Trade Agent, Gyantse, 1927-28.
Materials:plastic
Technique:photographic process
Subjects:village scene
Dimensions:Height: 85 millimetres Width: 116 millimetres
Description:
Negative (black and white); A group of people Hopkinson describes as ‘Tromowa’ in Rinchengong, the last Tibetan village before crossing the Jelep La into Bhutan. People in this area were well known for having a distinctive dialect. This photograph may have been taken in April 1927 when Hopkinson was on his way back from Gyantse and Yatung to take a Tibetan exam in Darjeeling. A large wooden structure with a raised veranda can be seen in the background. Tibet. Photographic process
IMG
Comments:This negative is kept in one of several original wallets used by Hopkinson.. Image taken during A. J. Hopkinson’s Tour of Duty as British Trade Agent, Gyantse, 1927-28.
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