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Collection Area Visual Arts Container Reference (shelfmark) Photo 70 Language Not applicable

1. Photo 70(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 70(1)
Title:
Burmese in Festival Dresses. Photographer: Klier, Philip Adolphe
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Studio group portrait of Burmese girls and children.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1880s-180s
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 70(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 70(2)
Title:
King Theebaw's state barge. Photographer: Klier, Philip Adolphe
Scope & Content:
View of the state barge of Thibaw, the former King of Burma, moored on the Irrawaddy, probably at Mandalay. The boat is double-hulled, with two figureheads in the form of heavily gilded figures, while the accommodation is in the form of a payathat or pavilion with a spire of tiered roofs.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s-1890s
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 70(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 70(3)
Title:
Burmese zat pway. Photographer: Klier, Philip Adolphe
Scope & Content:
General view of dance in progress, with group of European spectators standing in background. The zat pwe performance incorporates singing, dancing and drama.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s-1890s
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 70(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 70(4)
Title:
Burmese Band and Performers. Photographer: Klier, Philip Adolphe
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Posed group of musicians and performers, with a row of theatrical masks of animals and spirits arranged on a wooden platform above the figures.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s-1890s
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 70(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 70(5)
Title:
King Thee Baw's Kyoung [Mandalay]. Photographer: Klier, Philip Adolphe
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the kyaung or monastery in which Thibaw, former King of Burma, spent his early years.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s-1890s
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 70(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 70(6)
Title:
Royal Palace, Mandalay. Photographer: Klier, Philip Adolphe
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View of the gilded spire or shwepyathat, that rises over the throne room in the Palace or Nandaw at Mandalay. A group of British soldiers stand in the foreground.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s-1890s
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 70(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 70(7)
Title:
Prome Pagoda. Photographer: Klier, Philip Adolphe
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View of the Shwesandaw Pagoda at Prome. Print in poor condition, with numerous tears and some missing portions.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1890
Extent:
1 item