F. Chapman photographing the Regent's return Type:stretched canvas

F. Chapman photographing the Regent's return Type:stretched canvasFrederick Spencer Chapman, in the centre of the image, takes a photograph of an official at the ceremony to mark the return of the Reting Rinpoche to Lhasa. A Sikkimese orderly holds his camera case while a crowd of monks and other onlookers gather Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were archived by the Pitt Rivers Museum.

The characteristic dotted initiation scars along the youth's forehead are visible reaching across to the ear

the son of Salih

standing behind the prow of a tarada (sheikh's canoe)

gathered in the cave which was used a headquarters by Prince Muhammad al Hussain

In the near distance a man rows across Dubai Creek

Three tied camels follow along behind the men

He wears a thobe (long shirt) crossed with leather bandoliers attached to a cartridge belt and an embroidered ghutra (headscarf)

with supporting arches constructed from bundles of giant reeds

the highest mountain in Africa

sitting on a wall

View of trees bending in the strong winds of a gale

wearing a lion's mane headdress