13th Dalai Lama's elephant in front of the Potala Palace. Copyright Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford 2001.35.127.1
Resource #: 69634 (URL for reference)
Collections: Lhasa
Location: Potala Palace, Drakgo Karni, Marpori, Red Palace, White Palace
Description:
by Jessica O'Leary
The elephant belonging to the 13th Dalai Lama (tA la'i bla ma) being ridden at the foot of Marpori (dmar po ri), near Lhasa's west gate. A small crowd has gathered in the background, and the Potala can be seen in the distance in the upper left side of the image.Associated Resources
Resource type: Image
Photograph Date: 09/1936-12/1936