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Object Number
35-10-60/16290.1.64
Display Title
Man looking at brick of tea in marketplace
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: Gansu / Tibet [crossed out] / Gift of Harrison Forman / The Explorers Club / New York City / Examining a brick of Chinese / tea in the market-place. The Tibetan / will drink as much as 75 to 80 / cereal bowls of tea in one day!
Department
Photographic
Date
1885-1934
Artist
Mr. Harrison Forman
Culture
- Tibetan
- Chinese
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
Tibet
Asia / China / Gansu
Asia / China / Gansu
Dimensions
Overall: 13.97 × 10.16 cm (5 1/2 × 4 in.)
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Mr. Harrison Forman
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| 35-10-60/16290.1.53 | Gun |
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