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Object Number
56-55-60/15865.1.334
Display Title
Portrait of interpreter
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: Tibet / (Labrang) / Gift of Frederick R. Wulsin / 1927; Printed on label adhered to board (verso): "1477-Photo by Frederick R. Wulsin / Negative #26470-A / Tibet - Labrang [crossed out and replaced with China - Gansu] / A Kansu Mohammedan who acts as interpreter / between Chinese and Tibetans, in the / yamen of Labrang, Tibet. / "Labrang, a great Monastery on the / Northeast border of Tibet"."; Printed on board (verso): "LMR April.1924 / Rec'd Feb 25 1924"
Department
Photographic
Date
1923
Artist
Frederick R. Wulsin
Culture
- Chinese
- Tibetan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
/
Gansu
Asia / Tibet / <State> / <County> / Labrang
Asia / Tibet / <State> / <County> / Labrang
Materials
Print, black and white Paperboard
Dimensions
Overall: 11.43 × 8.89 cm (4 1/2 × 3 1/2 in.)
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Frederick R. Wulsin
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