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ContributorsSteele, A.T. (Photographer)
Created1944
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F52. The headman of a village and two attendants bring a gift of mutton and eggs to Sir Basil Gould, the British representative during his visit to Lhasa. The man on the left holds a whole dried sheep. The second man carries a tray full of eggs.

F53. Sir Basil Gould

F52. The headman of a village and two attendants bring a gift of mutton and eggs to Sir Basil Gould, the British representative during his visit to Lhasa. The man on the left holds a whole dried sheep. The second man carries a tray full of eggs.

F53. Sir Basil Gould gets the customary greeting of Tibet. A Tibetan official presents him with a white scarf, signifying "purity of friendship". On the trail to Lhasa.

ContributorsSteele, A.T. (Photographer)
Created1944
Description

Performers dancing, during a party given by the regent of Tibet, at his home outside Lhasa.

ContributorsSteele, A.T. (Photographer)
Created1944
DescriptionThe bronze lion in foreground was a present, many years ago from one of the emperors of China.