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Collection Area Visual Arts Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 92

91. Photo 92/2(12)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/2(12)
Title:
Sawbwa of Mongpawn and his baby heir. The state has an area of about 370 square miles, a long strip down the course of the Nam Pawn. Population chiefly Shan. The Sawbwa himself is a Shan and Buddhist. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of the Sawbwa of Mong Pawn, his young heir (seated on chair beside him) and other members of the family. Posed in front of palace, with retainers holding umbrellas over the group. Subjects = Burmese rulers; ceremonial dress (Burma); ethnic groups; sawbwas ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

92. Photo 92/2(13)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/2(13)
Title:
A young Sawbwa with his mother and young brother [Shan States]. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group portrait, posed in front of palace. Subjects = Burmese rulers; ethnic groups; sawbwas (Shan rulers); Scott (Sir George) Collection; Shans
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

93. Photo 92/2(14)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/2(14)
Title:
Group of dancing girls. These girls are Danus and are performing at Pindaya in the Myelat, the division of Shan-land which adjoins Burma on the east and contains a 'veritable rag-bag of races'. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = dance; Danus (ethnic group); ethnic groups; pwes (Burmese dance performance); Scott (Sir George) Collection Location = Burma; Myanmar; Pindaya; Shan
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

94. Photo 92/2(15)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/2(15)
Title:
The Salween in Karenni. The peak rising behind Loi Namon is about 7,000 feet above sea level [?Kayah State]. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography General view on the Salween looking towards the mountain Loi Namon (Loi Na Noi?)in the distance. See also Photo 92/5 (53). Subjects = river scenes; Scott (Sir George) Collection Location = Burma; Myanmar; Salween (river); Shan
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

95. Photo 92/2(16)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/2(16)
Title:
[Rest house and pagodas, ?Shan States.] Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Corner of verandah of rest house in foreground, temple pagodas beyond. Subjects = Burmese architecture; Burmese architecture (Buddhist); pagodas; Scott (Sir George) Collection; temples
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

96. Photo 92/2(17)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/2(17)
Title:
These people are Danus. The golden umbrellas show that they are rulers [?Shan States]. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Family group posed in front of a substantial teak house, with retainers holding umbrellas over them. See also Photo 92/4 (73) Subjects = Burmese rulers; ceremonial dress (Burma); Danus (ethnic group); ethnic groups; sawbwas (Shan rulers); Scott (Sir George) C...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

97. Photo 92/2(18)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/2(18)
Title:
Sawbwa's Haw or Palace, Keng-tung. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Good general view of the teak built palace. Subjects = Burmese architecture; palaces; Scott (Sir George) Collection Location = Burma; Keng Tung; Myanmar; Shan
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

98. Photo 92/2(19)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/2(19)
Title:
Camp at Nam Palo, Wild Wa country [Shan States]. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Showing the camp and village at Nam Palo near Na Fan, where the 2nd Wild Wa Expedition stopped on the night of Easter Sunday 1897. This print links with Photo 92/1 (63) to form a panoramic view of the village and camp. Subjects = military (general); military campaigns...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1897
Extent:
1 item

99. Photo 92/2(20)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/2(20)
Title:
The Zayat at Ta Hsang Le. This is a ferry on the Salween 3 and a half miles SE of Wan Mau. It is the starting point for the Moulmein boat traffic from Ywathit. The river in the dry season is abt 250 yards broad. There is a fine zayat of good teak. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Caption continues: 'It has an interior area of seventy-five feet by twenty-four and is capable of housing a company of infantry'. This is a quotation from the entry on Ta Hsang Le in Scott's Gazetteer. The print is an interior view of the open-sided zayat or res...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

100. Photo 92/2(21)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/2(21)
Title:
Mong Hsok. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Subjects = dress; dress (Burmese); processions; Scott (Sir George) Collection; umbrellas Location = Burma; Mong Hsok; Myanmar; Shan
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item