Stern of Burmese paddy boat. Photographer: Klier, Philip Adolphe
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Showing the Burmese tillerman seated in the richly decorated (in foliate design) steering chair in the raised stern of an Irrawaddy paddy boat or laung-zat.
[Stockaded village, Burma.] Photographer: Klier, Philip Adolphe
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View looking towards the entrance to a fortified village at an unidentified location. In addition to a palisade, a dense wall of sharpened bamboo faces outward. With a group of Indian soldiers in front of the gateway.
Burmese image maker. Photographer: Klier, Philip Adolphe
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Burmese sculptor completing an image in clay of a seated Buddha. The original caption 'Burmese idol maker' has been changed to the title above on the print.
Burmese idols. Photographer: Klier, Philip Adolphe
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Group of sculptures arranged in a tableau, a reclining figure of Buddha in the centre, monks and other praying figures positioned around him. Duplicate (in faded condition) at TBU Photo 242/3 (22).
A Burmese puppet show [Yokthwe pwe]. Photographer: Klier, Philip Adolphe
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Audience in foreground (backs to camera), with line of puppets on the platform beyond and the musicians between the two. Subjects = Burmese (ethnic group); ethnic groups; puppet shows; puppets; recreations
A Burmese man. Photographer: Klier, Philip Adolphe
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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
Burmese dancing girl. Photographer: Klier, Philip Adolphe
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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
[Burmese monk and attendant.] Photographer: Klier, Philip Adolphe
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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...
Burmese priests (Poongees). Photographer: Klier, Philip Adolphe
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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...