Caption

Portrait of an unknown knitting woman from the Bhutia community near Lhasa in Tibet, photograph, page, inscription: 'BHOTIA FEMALE., BUDDHIST., NEAR LHASSA, TIBET', number: '(55)', photographer: Benjamin Simpson (possibly), Lhasa, c. 1858 - in or before 1868, Tibet, paper, albumen print, height 175 mm x width 130 mm, knitting, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, human races, peoples, nationalities, An oval sepia photograph of a woman shown from the waist up wearing simple layered clothing and a head covering, with long hair falling over one shoulder and hands held in front working with a small knitted or woven item and needles, set against a pale background and mounted on a larger sheet.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B03_456

License type

Rights managed

Available size

54.2Mb (6.0Mb) / 11.5in x 18.4in / 3441 x 5509 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait unknown knitting woman Bhutia community near Lhasa Tibet photograph page inscription Bhotia Female Buddhist Near Lhassa number 55 photographer Benjamin Simpson Lhasa c 1858 - 1868 paper albumen print height 175 mm x width 130 mm Hinduism Buddhism Jainism human races peoples nationalities oval sepia photograph woman shown waist up wearing simple layered clothing head covering long hair falling shoulder hands held front working small knitted woven item needles set pale background mounted larger sheet