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101. Photo 92/2(25)

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Photo 92/2(25)
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The interior of a shrine. Interiors are notoriously difficult to take. Especially when loaded with images and bric a brac as this is. The figures of several Buddhas can be seen and some of the teak carving for which Burmese are famous [?Shan States]. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Location unspecified. Subjects = Burmese architecture; Burmese architecture (Buddhist); Indian sculpture; interiors; Scott (Sir George) Collection; shrines; temples
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

102. Photo 92/2(26)

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Photo 92/2(26)
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Pagodas at Mong Heng. Chief village of the circle of the same name in N Hsen wi. It is celebrated for its hill of pagodas, which is extremely picturesque. Two altars for offerings can be seen in the picture [Northern Shan States]. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
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Genre: Architectural Photography Caption continues: 'The one on the right is at the base of the serpent pagoda which only partially comes in [to the picture]'. Showing a number of pagodas on the side of the very steep hill. Subjects = Burmese architecture; Burmese architecture (Buddhist); pag...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
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Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

103. Photo 92/2(27)

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Photo 92/2(27)
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Pagodas at Mong Heng. Another view of this richly endowed village, showing more modern style, heavily decorated pagodas [Northern Shan States]. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
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Genre: Architectural Photography View looking towards hill, with several pagodas in foreground. Subjects = Burmese architecture; Burmese architecture (Buddhist); pagodas; Scott (Sir George) Collection; temples Location = Burma; Mong Heng; Myanmar; Shan
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

104. Photo 92/2(28)

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Photo 92/2(28)
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Wat (temple) at Mong Hang. This is a Trans-Salween district of the southern Shan states on the Siamese frontier. The principal village has the same name. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
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Genre: Architectural Photography Caption continues: 'These 'wats' as they are called are found on the frontier and differ considerably from the Burmese Pongyi Kyoungs [monasteries] and pagodas in architectural design'. Somewhat distant view of the temple buildings, with wooded hillside beyond. ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
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Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

105. Photo 92/2(29)

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Photo 92/2(29)
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View on Upper Salween in dry weather [Shan States]. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking along river towards wooded hills. Subjects = river scenes; Scott (Sir George) Collection Location = Burma; Myanmar; Salween (river); Shan
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

106. Photo 92/2(30)

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Photo 92/2(30)
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Chain bridge on the Shweli River. This bridge is in two parts, east and west, the centre resting on an island. Beyond it can be seen the fields chiselled for the cultivation of paddy. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
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Genre: Landscape Photography View looking down onto the bridge. This print is reproduced in Scott's Burma and Beyond.(London, 1932), facing p.22. See also Photo 92/6 (45) for a more general view of the bridge. Another view at Photo 92/8 (7). Subjects = agriculture; bridges; crops; paddy field...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

107. Photo 92/2(31)

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Photo 92/2(31)
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Karenni women. These gaudy neckchains of quantities of coins are a specialty of some of the septs [clans] of the Karens [Shan States]. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group portrait, photographed in front of a decorative textile backdrop. Subjects = dress; dress (Burmese); ethnic groups; jewellery; Karens; Scott (Sir George) Collection
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

108. Photo 92/2(32)

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Photo 92/2(32)
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Camp at Me Nyin Sang. This is on the Salween, where it is narrow, and shows the tents set about on the sandy, rocky spit. The boats below on the right give the scale, also the few figures [Shan States]. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
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Genre: Landscape Photography View along the Salween, with heavily-forested hills rising on either bank, and camp in foreground. Me Nyin Sang note traced in Scott's Gazetteer. Subjects = camps; river scenes; Scott (Sir George) Collection Location = Burma; Me Nyin Sang; Myanmar; Salween (rive...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

109. Photo 92/2(33)

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Photo 92/2(33)
Title:
Myosa of Mong Hsu (d.1917). A small province of only 164 square miles. Rolling country with limestone cliffs dotted about. These are often crowned with pagodas. Note the elephant boxes in the background. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
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Genre: Portrait Photography Group portrait of the chief of Mong Hsu and some of his family, with retainers holding umbrellas over them. The Myosa seen here is presumably Hkun Maha, eldest son of a father of the same name, who succeeded in 1893. Subjects = Burmese rulers; dress; dress (Burmese...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

110. Photo 92/2(34)

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Photo 92/2(34)
Title:
Akha on their way to the pagoda. The two girls in fornt have all their finery on. This includes the strange headdresses, of bamboo fibre plaited with seeds, from which many long chains of seeds hang. The figure in the middle is a Burmese table-servant. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Portrait at the roadside of a group of Akha (also known as Kaw) men and women. The men's clothing is similar to Shan or Chinese dress, the women's much more distinctive. Subjects = Akhas (ethnic group); ethnic groups; Kaws; Scott (Sir George) Collection
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item