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Received from the Office of Tibet in 1986.
Office of Tibet film of the Dalai Lama, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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The Human Studies Film Archives also holds the related, edited film
Outtakes from the film,
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Outtakes from an edited film made c. 1970 from footage of unknown origin depicting the investiture and procession of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Lhasa, Tibet in 1958 and 1959.
Legacy keywords: Dance ; Music drums horn ; Tent ; Architecture Details ; Procession ; Costume ; Transport palanqun horse automoible ; Llamas
HSFA 1986.4.1
Edited film from footage of unknown origin depicting the religious examinations of the Dalai Lama for the Geshe Lharampa degree in Lhasa, Tibet in 1959.
HSFA 1986.4.2