34 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ANATOMICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL 



armour and swords, bows and arrows ; all for use in the devil 

 dance. 



Government. The supreme control is by high Chinese officials at 

 Lhassa. There are two distinct administrations, one under the Dalai 

 Lama and the other under local kings and chiefs. A native chief's 

 name is Pombo. Under the Dalai Lama are five Shapes or ministers 

 of State, who manage all secular affairs under the supervision of the 

 Chinese Am ban. The army is under the Amban, a Tibetan generalis- 

 simo or magpon, six depons or generals, and six rupons or majors, 

 with large numbers of smaller officers. The army is nominally 6,000 

 men on active service for three years, and at home on half-pay for 

 three years. After this the men are placed, on the reserve. Taxes 

 are mostly paid in kind, sheep, ponies, wool, butter, clothes, etc. The 

 usual coin is a tankar, value about 6d. When smaller sums are re- 

 quired, this coin, which is silver, is broken into pieces according to 

 the value required. 



