Caption: Date: 1978-10
Location: Namche Bazaar, Solukhumbu
Description: The front of Kanchha and Ang Lhakpa Sherpa's home. Their two sons Lhakpa and Tshering are in striped shirts, Kanchha in blue balaclava hat and Jheta (their Tamung helper) attend to the chaunrigai (half yak half cow). The piles of wood in the foreground are considered a status symbol and the wood is only burned on special occasions or for ceremonial purposes. Kwande Peak is in the background. Keywords: Nepal Photo History Project, Peace Corp Photo History, People, Peter Von Mertens, agriculture, animal, home life, house exterior, named person
