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Collection Area Visual Arts Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 92

231. Photo 92/3(75)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/3(75)
Title:
Nam Pang, in state of Keng Kham [Keng Hkam]. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography River scene on the Nam Pang. Subjects = river scenes; Scott (Sir George) Collection Location = Burma; Myanmar; Nam Pang (river); Shan
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

232. Photo 92/3(76)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/3(76)
Title:
Col Wang? Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length seated portrait of a Chinese man seated in the same room seen in Photo 92/1 (74). Probably a Chinese official met by Scott during his work with the Burma-China Boundary Commission. This does not appearto Col. Wang, whom Scott met during the the Second Wil...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item

233. Photo 92/4

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/4
Title:
Scott Collection: Views in Keng Tung and the Wild Wa Country. Photographer(s): Scott, James George
Scope & Content:
Black half-leather bound album (spine broken and covers detached) measuring 304 x 370 mm, with prints inserted one to a page in window mounts, with typewritten captions pasted beneath each print.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s-1890s
Extent:
76 items

234. Photo 92/4(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/4(1)
Title:
The man in the middle is holding a Temple Oke or food vessel for offerings, in his hands. Probably covered with gold leaf. Behind him on the post is a representation of the Sacred Goose. [Shan States.] Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = Burmese architecture; pagodas; Scott (Sir George) Collection; temples
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

235. Photo 92/4(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/4(2)
Title:
Two pagodas, one being repaired which is very unusual, a man wld always sooner build a new one than repair an old, as in the first case he gets all the merit. [Shan States.] Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Location unidentified: large pagoda in background has scaffolding on it. 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

236. Photo 92/4(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/4(3)
Title:
This is a camp near the end of the [Burma-China] Boundary Commission, 1st year. The camps can be seen in the distance. The slab-sided hills behind are characteristic of Wa-land. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking over the thatched houses of an unidentified village towards the tents of the Boundary Commission camp in the distance. Subjects = boundary commissions; camps; Scott (Sir George) Collection
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item

237. Photo 92/4(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/4(4)
Title:
These people are posed as is usual, in front of a kaligarh or cloth, sometimes of black velvet, decorated with sequins and patterns in endless variety. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group portrait of (Shan-Chinese?) family, posed in front of decorative textile backdrop. The print has been retouched in highlight areas, probably for publication. Subjects = ethnic groups; Scott (Sir George) Collection; Shans
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

238. Photo 92/4(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/4(5)
Title:
Scott, with Pink and Darwin on the first momentous expedition to Kengtung in 1890. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Subjects = Scott (Sir George) Collection Location = Burma; Keng Tung; Myanmar; Shan
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890
Extent:
1 item

239. Photo 92/4(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/4(6)
Title:
This is a back street in Kengtung, where the cross-trees of the roof are in the same style as in Wa-land. The tiles distinguishe the better-class houses. The tree is obviously a ficus. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View along a street of tiled houses in Keng Tung. Subjects = Scott (Sir George) Collection Location = Burma; Keng Tung; Myanmar; Shan
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1890
Extent:
1 item

240. Photo 92/4(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/4(7)
Title:
This is a picture of Sawlawi who was elected to the gadi in Karenni when his uncle Sawlawpaw finally acknowledged defeat. He was quite a good ruler and looks unduly shamefaced. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Group portrait of Sawlawi with family and retainers. A similar group at Photo 92/6 (11). Probably photographed at Loikaw. Subjects = Burmese rulers; sawbwas (Shan rulers); Scott (Sir George) Collection Location = Burma; Kayah; Loikaw; Myanmar
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item