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GB 235 LSH/1/1/2/1/32
Title
Sakden: Rhododendron notes and description of Takpa inhabitants
Date(s)
- 1924-06-23 (Creation)
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1 page
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(1898-1967)
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SUMMARY:
At Sakden, the page lists several Rhododendron species and describes passing through cultivated areas to scattered houses inhabited by Takpas, a Tibetan-origin group who wear animal skins and use a small round cushion for sitting.
CONTENT:
Sakden
Rhododendron arboreum 586
" keysii 586
" camelliiflorum 587
" micromeres 590
" thomsonii
We passed through cultivation to a number of scattered
houses inhabited by Takpas, a curious race of Tibetan
Ludlow 76-77 origin who wear skins of goats & wild animals, chiefly
deer skins, hanging from their rump, a round
cushion about 6" in diam. which they use for sitting on.
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- Rhododendron arboreum (Subject)
- Rhododendron camelliiflorum (Subject)
- Rhododendron keysii (Subject)
- Rhododendron micromeres (Subject)
- Rhododendron thomsonii (Subject)
