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421. Photo 92/6(25)

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Photo 92/6(25)
Title:
This is another stage in the [Padaung spirit] dance. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography View of dance in progress (see print 24), with unidentified haw or palace in background. 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

422. Photo 92/6(26)

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Photo 92/6(26)
Title:
[Padaung spirit dance.] Here, they all join up and amble round. In the foreground are only men, whereas before they have been alternate men and women. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Continuation of dance seen in prints 24-5. 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

423. Photo 92/6(27)

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Photo 92/6(27)
Title:
The drum dance is another peculiar ceremony of the Padaungs. One man passes in front of and under the drum. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Dance in progress, with drummer in foreground. Published: Sir George Scott, 'Among the Hill Tribes of Burma—An Ethnological Thicket' (National Geographic, vol. 41, no. 3, pp. 293-321, March 1922), p. 309, with caption note: 'A Kèkawngdu drum dance: Burma. The m...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

424. Photo 92/6(28)

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Photo 92/6(28)
Title:
These [Padaung] ladies, well aware of their importance, sat to pose for a photo. Legs well out in front as decorum demands. Note the silver disc slung on a flexible silver rod that adorns the women. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group of standing and seated Padaung women, with two men. Subjects = dress; dress (Burmese); ethnic groups; jewellery; Karens; Padaungs; Scott (Sir George) Collection
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

425. Photo 92/6(29)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/6(29)
Title:
The men of the Padaung village sit on the slopes outside their houses to discuss the bazar news,while the women collect together further off. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography General village scene. Subjects = ethnic groups; Karens; Padaungs; rural life; Scott (Sir George) Collection; villages
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

426. Photo 92/6(30)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/6(30)
Title:
The [Padaung/Kèkawngdu] ladies, muffled up in their clothes, stand right beneath a verandah, on which a row of small faces shows up. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group of Padaung women and children posed in front of a house. Published: Sir George Scott, 'Among the Hill Tribes of Burma—An Ethnological Thicket' (National Geographic, vol. 41, no. 3, March 1922, pp. 293-321), p. 296, with caption note: 'Kèkawngdu women phot...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

427. Photo 92/6(31)

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Photo 92/6(31)
Title:
This [Padaung] dame looks quite capable of managing a political meeting or anything else. Pity the middle one has moved. The child on the right has already attained to 12 neck rings. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group of Padaung women of various ages. Subjects = ethnic groups; Karens; Padaungs; Scott (Sir George) Collection
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

428. Photo 92/6(32)

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Photo 92/6(32)
Title:
A Padaung woman in the centre of the bazar [at Wan Kawngi, Shan State]. The poles are used to support awnings. The baskets are very comprehensive. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Market scene at Wan Kawngi. Published: Sir George Scott, 'Among the Hill Tribes of Burma—An Ethnological Thicket' (National Geographic, vol. 41, no. 3, pp. 293-321, March 1922), p. 308, with caption note: 'Two Kèkawngdu women making purchases in the Kawng-i baz...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

429. Photo 92/6(33)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/6(33)
Title:
Lahu. Note the turbans. Some of the women have bare legs, others sort of puttees. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group of Lahu women in the centre of a village. Subjects = architecture (vernacular); dwellings; ethnic groups; Lahus; rural life; Scott (Sir George) Collection; villages
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

430. Photo 92/6(34)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/6(34)
Title:
When Sawlawi had received his sanad from the British Government he made a triumphal entry to the town of Loikaw, capital of Karenni. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Crowds gathered for the entry of Sawlawi into Loikaw. Sawlawi was made chief of Eastern Karenni in place of uncle Sawlapaw, who was deposed by the British in early 1889. See also print 11. Subjects = Burmese rulers; official events; processions; Scott (Sir George) Col...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1889
Extent:
1 item