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412. Photo 92/6(16)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 92/6(16)
- Title:
- One of the main trading concerns of the Karennis is the timber which grows along the river banks. Here is some which has been cut, floating down a creek. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
- Scope & Content:
- Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = Scott (Sir George) Collection; teak; timber industry
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- 1890s
- Extent:
- 1 item
413. Photo 92/6(17)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 92/6(17)
- Title:
- Main street, Sawlon. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
- Scope & Content:
- Genre: Landscape Photography View looking along a street in Sawlon (modern Sawnglaw). Subjects = Scott (Sir George) Collection; street scenes Location = Burma; Kayah; Myanmar; Sawnglaw
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- 1890s
- Extent:
- 1 item
414. Photo 92/6(18)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 92/6(18)
- Title:
- Padaung women and children standing about on a slope outside their well-thatched houses. Each house has a verandah as it is practically dark inside. The step ladder is worn by the continual use of their bare feet. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
- Scope & Content:
- Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = architecture (vernacular); dwellings; ethnic groups; Karens; Padaungs; rural life; Scott (Sir George) Collection; villages
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- 1890s
- Extent:
- 1 item
415. Photo 92/6(19)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 92/6(19)
- Title:
- Karenni men at Nawng Palai. The conical hat has a somewhat wizardly effect. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
- Scope & Content:
- Genre: Ethnographical Photography An indistinct photograph. Subjects = ethnic groups; Karens; Scott (Sir George) Collection Location = Burma; Kayah; Myanmar; Nawng Pa Le
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- 1890s
- Extent:
- 1 item
416. Photo 92/6(20)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 92/6(20)
- Title:
- This spirit shrine, with the spirit posts in the background, is particularly interesting, for the remains of a slaughtered hog adorn the altar in the foreground. Kye Bogi. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
- Scope & Content:
- Genre: Architectural Photography The town of Kyebogi listed as Kye-Bo-Gyi in Scott's 'Gazetteer of Upper Burma and the Shan States' (5 vols, Rangoon, 1900-01). Published: Sir George Scott, 'Among the Hill Tribes of Burma—An Ethnological Thicket' (National Geographic, vol. 41, no. 3, pp. 293-321...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- 1890s
- Extent:
- 1 item
417. Photo 92/6(21)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 92/6(21)
- Title:
- These neat and clean little boys are postulants about to enter a monastery to do their time there; it may be a few days or many months. Two have their hair cropped 'English fashion', others the usual top knots. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
- Scope & Content:
- Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group of six young boys seated on the ground in front of a doorway. Subjects = Burmese (ethnic group); ethnic groups; monks; postulants; religion; religion (Buddhism); Scott (Sir George) Collection
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- 1890s
- Extent:
- 1 item
418. Photo 92/6(22)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 92/6(22)
- Title:
- A pagoda being built. The Htee is put on last of all and it is the occasion for much ceremony. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
- Scope & Content:
- Genre: Architectural Photography Pagoda under construction, encased in wooden scaffolding. This shows the brickwork structure of the pagoda, with stucco not yet applied. The htee or hti, is an umbrella-shaped finial. Subjects = Burmese architecture; Burmese architecture (Buddhist); constructi...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- 1890s
- Extent:
- 1 item
419. Photo 92/6(23)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 92/6(23)
- Title:
- Another picture of Padaungs outside their thatch roofed house. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
- Scope & Content:
- Genre: Ethnographical Photography See also print 18. Subjects = architecture (vernacular); dwellings; ethnic groups; Karens; Padaungs; rural life; Scott (Sir George) Collection; villages
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- 1890s
- Extent:
- 1 item
420. Photo 92/6(24)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 92/6(24)
- Title:
- This, and the next pictures, show a Padaung spirit dance, rarely witnessed by Europeans. They first leave an opening but gradually complete the circle. It is all very ceremonious. The lady in the foreground is wearing a decorated bag. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
- Scope & Content:
- Genre: Ethnographical Photography General view of the circle of dancers. Subjects = dance; ethnic groups; Karens; Padaungs; religion; Scott (Sir George) Collection; spirit dances; spirit worship
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- 1890s
- Extent:
- 1 item