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July 6, 1932
^himnianan (Times
Five
MALIMLOMG WILL MISS LRIMCL PETEK
DANISH EXPEDITION TO CENTRAL ASIA ENDS
Kalimpong, July 8 '''3
H. R H. Prince Peter
of Greece and Danmark,
Anthropologist and Leader
of the Third Danish Ex-
pedition to Central Asia
said here today that the
work of the Expedition had
now concluded and that
he was Bhortly leaving for
Europe where he would
make a full report of his
activities to the National
Museum of Denmark which
sponsored the Expedition.
The Third Expedition
to Central Asia first plan-
ned to travel to Wang-
yeh-fu (Alashan) and Etsin-
gol with a party of
scientists, geographers,
geologists, metreologists,
archaeologists, doctors and
anthropologists, but on
their arrival at Kalimpong
in February, 1950 they
found that permission from
Lhasa to travel through
"ATibet was not forthcoming
on account of the unset-
tled political developments
there, while the Indian
Government had refused
permission to the Expedi-
tion to proceed to Gyantse,
terminus of Indo-Tibet
trade route in 'iibet.
Plans were accordingly
altered, and four members
of the Expedition, under
Dr. Karl Krebs, explored
the Siwalik Range in
Punjab and Rajputana
Desert. H. It. H, Prince
Peter remained in Kalira-
pong for thirty seven
months to carry on Tibetan
research for the Expedition.
Though aide-tfacked in
this frontier town of
Kalimpong, H. R. H. Prince
Peter has accomplished a
great deal of work in con-
nection with his Expedi-
tion and data and material
collected have been forwar-
ded to National Museum
in Denmark.
Among the results of
the Expediton are :
1. Learning of Tibetan ,
Language by Prince Peteiy7
2. Anthropological
measurement of 2000 Tibe-
tans who visited Kalim-
from Tibet and detailed |
study of Tibetan structure ■
and marital customs.
3. Large collection of
artifacts from Tibet. Theso
include twelve complete
sets of Tibetan ceremonial
dresses including those of
a Tibetan Cabinet Minis-
or Sha pe, and that of a
Colonel of the Dalai Lama's
Knsnm Mami or Personal
troops. Valuable jewels,
headdresses and ornaments
worn by Tibetan noble
Ladies as also household
utensils.
4. Purchase of Potala
edition of Kangyur or
Buddhist Bible rupjling
into 108 auspioious volu-
mes for the Royal Library,
Copenhagen. This was
secured before the entry
of the Chinese into Lhasa
and required an entire
mule caravan to transport
to Kalimpong and is pro-
bably the last Kangyur
which will be freely al-
lowed to he exported from
Tibet.
5. Complete medical
statistics were secured from
Lama hospitals in Lhasa.
It is curious to note that
a high place in p'sition
of importance of ‘sickness’'
was held by what is clas-
sified in Tibetan as “stab-
bing cases” and “torn
ears”, the latter being
result of forcible tearing
from their owners ears in
brawls or cases of attemp-
ted theft of heavy tur-
quoise and gold earrings
normally worn as orna-
ments by Tibetans.
6. 4000 feet of cine
film and over 1800 stills
were shot by H. R H.
Prince Peter both at Kat-
mandu, Nepal, and in his
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^himnianan (Times
Five
MALIMLOMG WILL MISS LRIMCL PETEK
DANISH EXPEDITION TO CENTRAL ASIA ENDS
Kalimpong, July 8 '''3
H. R H. Prince Peter
of Greece and Danmark,
Anthropologist and Leader
of the Third Danish Ex-
pedition to Central Asia
said here today that the
work of the Expedition had
now concluded and that
he was Bhortly leaving for
Europe where he would
make a full report of his
activities to the National
Museum of Denmark which
sponsored the Expedition.
The Third Expedition
to Central Asia first plan-
ned to travel to Wang-
yeh-fu (Alashan) and Etsin-
gol with a party of
scientists, geographers,
geologists, metreologists,
archaeologists, doctors and
anthropologists, but on
their arrival at Kalimpong
in February, 1950 they
found that permission from
Lhasa to travel through
"ATibet was not forthcoming
on account of the unset-
tled political developments
there, while the Indian
Government had refused
permission to the Expedi-
tion to proceed to Gyantse,
terminus of Indo-Tibet
trade route in 'iibet.
Plans were accordingly
altered, and four members
of the Expedition, under
Dr. Karl Krebs, explored
the Siwalik Range in
Punjab and Rajputana
Desert. H. It. H, Prince
Peter remained in Kalira-
pong for thirty seven
months to carry on Tibetan
research for the Expedition.
Though aide-tfacked in
this frontier town of
Kalimpong, H. R. H. Prince
Peter has accomplished a
great deal of work in con-
nection with his Expedi-
tion and data and material
collected have been forwar-
ded to National Museum
in Denmark.
Among the results of
the Expediton are :
1. Learning of Tibetan ,
Language by Prince Peteiy7
2. Anthropological
measurement of 2000 Tibe-
tans who visited Kalim-
from Tibet and detailed |
study of Tibetan structure ■
and marital customs.
3. Large collection of
artifacts from Tibet. Theso
include twelve complete
sets of Tibetan ceremonial
dresses including those of
a Tibetan Cabinet Minis-
or Sha pe, and that of a
Colonel of the Dalai Lama's
Knsnm Mami or Personal
troops. Valuable jewels,
headdresses and ornaments
worn by Tibetan noble
Ladies as also household
utensils.
4. Purchase of Potala
edition of Kangyur or
Buddhist Bible rupjling
into 108 auspioious volu-
mes for the Royal Library,
Copenhagen. This was
secured before the entry
of the Chinese into Lhasa
and required an entire
mule caravan to transport
to Kalimpong and is pro-
bably the last Kangyur
which will be freely al-
lowed to he exported from
Tibet.
5. Complete medical
statistics were secured from
Lama hospitals in Lhasa.
It is curious to note that
a high place in p'sition
of importance of ‘sickness’'
was held by what is clas-
sified in Tibetan as “stab-
bing cases” and “torn
ears”, the latter being
result of forcible tearing
from their owners ears in
brawls or cases of attemp-
ted theft of heavy tur-
quoise and gold earrings
normally worn as orna-
ments by Tibetans.
6. 4000 feet of cine
film and over 1800 stills
were shot by H. R H.
Prince Peter both at Kat-
mandu, Nepal, and in his
{.Continued on 12)