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Three officials, Kyibu on the right, wearing ancient Tibetan dress known as ringyen for New...

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Three officials, Kyibu on the right, wearing ancient Tibetan dress known as ringyen for New Year celebrations, Lhasa, Tibet, 13th February 1937 (colour transparency)
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Chapman, Frederick Spencer (1907-71) / British
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Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford, UK
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colour transparency
Date
1937 AD (C20th AD)
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Kyibu II, personal name Wangdu Norbu (b.1896), Tibetan interpreter, politician and telegrapher. Kyibu's hat has a scarlet crown and is a sign that he is one of two officials chosen by the Regent for special duties during the ceremony. This dress is supposed to be that which was worn by the ancient kings of Tibet.

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ceremony / costume / asia / crown / hats / tibetan / ritual / official / asian / hat / officials / jewellery / three / photo / lhasa / photograph / new year / traditional dress / jewelry / ringyen / tibet / wangdu norbu / kyibu
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