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032-003044991 Collection Area Visual Arts

11. Photo 88/2(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 88/2(5)
Title:
[Ploughing a paddy field with bullocks, ?Burma.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Subjects = agriculture; crops; paddy fields; ploughing; ploughs; rice
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1940s
Extent:
1 item

12. Photo 88/2(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 88/2(1)
Title:
The crowd at the Mela, Kumbh Mela, Allahabad. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
General view of the crowd beside the Ganges. Subjects = Kumbh Mela; melas; religion; religion (Hinduism); religious festivals (Hindu) Location = Allahabad; India; Uttar Pradesh
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930s
Extent:
1 item

13. Photo 88/2(15)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 88/2(15)
Title:
[Studio photograph of a piece of Burmese artware.] Photographer: Crowe (Reading), K.N.
Scope & Content:
Subjects =
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1950s
Extent:
1 item

14. Photo 88/1(44)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 88/1(44)
Title:
A Burmese man. Photographer: Klier, Philip Adolphe
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-length studio portrait, against a painted backdrop of a woodland scene. The man holds a long cigar in his left hand. Subjects = Burmese (ethnic group); dress (Burmese); ethnic groups; rites and customs; tobacco
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

15. Photo 88/1(45)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 88/1(45)
Title:
Burmese dancing girl. Photographer: Klier, Philip Adolphe
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-length portrait, against a painted backdrop, of a girl in dancing costume. Subjects = Burmese (ethnic group); dance; dress; dress (Burmese); ethnic groups
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

16. Photo 88/1(47)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 88/1(47)
Title:
Burmese priests (Poongees). Photographer: Klier, Philip Adolphe
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Class in progress in a Burmese monastery. Two older monks, seated on a stone platform, read from palm leaf books while their pupils, young novitiates, are seated below them on a mat. A servant girl standing in the background fans the monks. Subjects = educati...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

17. Photo 88/2(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 88/2(7)
Title:
Burmah Shell Oil. Cable tool well showing drilling gang and 17" drilling bit. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Showing a drilling gang posed beside shaft. Subjects = oil; oil industry; oilfields
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1940s
Extent:
1 item

18. Photo 88/1(50)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 88/1(50)
Title:
[A Burmese cremation.] Photographer: Klier, Philip Adolphe
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Closer view of the main pyre seen in the preceding print, here on fire. The flames and smoke have been added by later retouching. Subjects = cremation; funerals; rites and customs
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

19. Photo 88/1(46)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 88/1(46)
Title:
[Burmese monk and attendant.] Photographer: Klier, Philip Adolphe
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-length studio portrait, against a painted backdrop of a woodland scene. The monk is accompanied by a young Chinese servant who holds an umbrella over him. Subjects = Burmese (ethnic group); dress; dress (Burmese); ethnic groups; monks; religion; religion...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

20. Photo 88/1(48)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 88/1(48)
Title:
Burmese Hpongyees [monks] collecting alms. Photographer: Klier, Philip Adolphe
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Line of monks with bowls, posed in front of pagodas. Subjects = monks; religion; religion (Buddhism)
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item