Genre: Portrait Photography Group portrait of British officers, dressed informally and with some holding tennis racquets. A line of Burmese seated at the front of the group. Two of the Burmese figures also appear in print 65, they are identified as Sagaing officials. Subjects = dress (Europea...
Hi Tigaing [?Tigyaing]. Photographer: Beato, Felice
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Genre: Landscape Photography View looking across the river towards the village on the further bank, with houses and pagodas on the hillside beyond. Possibly taken at Tigyaing on the Irrawaddy, just south of its junction with the Shweli. Subjects = river scenes Location = Burma; Irrawaddy (r...
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-length studio portrait of a Shan man, wearing characteristic floppy-brimmed hat and carrying a spear. Probably photographed at Mandalay. Subjects = arms and armour; ethnic groups; Shans; spears Location = Burma; Mandalay; Mandalay Division; Myanmar