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Oct052010

Wigging out in 1903 Tibet

DateTuesday, October 5, 2010 at 9:36PM | AuthorTorea Jade

A portfolio of photographs taken by John Claude White, from Younghusband's 1903-1904 British mission to Tibet, the first known images to leave the region, is being auctioned by Bonhams. NPR presented a selection of these photos; my favorite is the group of nuns, kitted out in spectacular wigs, at left.

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