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Lily of the valley
Danger of death! Florence.
Gyantse. Tibet. Gyantse.
The princess Pema Chöki Namgyal
Wandering musician
Tuff quarry
Laundry day
Smile in the sea
Two arches
Greetings to the guest
Children are running on Lake Kutcharo
The struggle against nothing
Thirst for knowledge
Ready to go down
Mother Shining Knowledge
Down, definitely down
I rest between one dive and the other.
Gigantic crevasse
The Dukadak step
Ice cave
A very tough climb
Little coffee-colored girl
Rubble at the entrance of the Old City
The face of the bodhisattva devoured by the forest
Sky with little sheep
The genius of the clouds
Clouds of fire
Lily of the valley
Danger of death! Florence.
Gyantse. Tibet. Gyantse.
The princess Pema Chöki Namgyal
Wandering musician
Tuff quarry
Laundry day
Smile in the sea
Two arches
Greetings to the guest
Children are running on Lake Kutcharo
The struggle against nothing
Thirst for knowledge
Ready to go down
Mother Shining Knowledge
Down, definitely down
I rest between one dive and the other.
Gigantic crevasse
The Dukadak step
Ice cave
A very tough climb
Little coffee-colored girl
Rubble at the entrance of the Old City
The face of the bodhisattva devoured by the forest
Sky with little sheep
The genius of the clouds
Clouds of fire

The princess Pema Chöki Namgyal

Fosco Maraini

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MUSEC - Museum of Cultures of Lugano

MUSEC - Museum of Cultures of Lugano

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India. Sikkim. Nathu La Pass.

Copyright: Photograph by Fosco Maraini / Property of Gabinetto Vieusseux © 2024 Archivi Alinari.


Pema Chöki Namgyal (1925-1969) was the second child of Tashi Namgyal (1893-1963), chogyal (monarch) of Sikkim from 1914 until his death. Endowed with great beauty and a keen interest in culture and the arts, in 1948 she met Maraini near the Nathu La Pass (4310 m above sea level), at the current border between India and China. This is undoubtedly Maraini's most well-known and iconic shot. Due to the multiple titles under which this portrait of the Sikkim princess appears, it was decided to uniquely title the shot. 
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Title: The princess Pema Chöki Namgyal

Author: Fosco Maraini

Date: February 27th - May 18th, 1948

Technique: Photography

Displayed in: MUSEC - Museum of Cultures of Lugano

In the Exhibition: The image of the present. FOSCO MARAINI

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