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391. Photo 92/6(11)

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Photo 92/6(11)
Title:
Sawlawi, who became ruler of Karenni after the deposition of his uncle, is seated near the table on the left, his wife, also in a chair, at the other end. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Group portrait, similar to, and taken on the same occasion as Photo 92/4 (7). See also print 34. Probably photographed at Loikaw. Subjects = Burmese rulers; sawbwas (Shan rulers); Scott (Sir George) Collection Location = Burma; Kayah; Loikaw; Myanmar
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

392. Photo 92/6(12)

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Photo 92/6(12)
Title:
These little girls are Padaungs and have already been broken into the wearing of the brass rings round their small necks [Shan States]. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Padaung girls in front of a house. Subjects = ethnic groups; Karens; Padaungs; Scott (Sir George) Collection
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

393. Photo 92/6(13)

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Photo 92/6(13)
Title:
These Karen women of Nawngpalai are playing with cotton spools from which they will weave material. The cooking pots & closely woven baskets are familiar in their daily lives. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group of three women. Nawng Pa Le is featured in Scott's Gazetteer as a lake and village in Karenni (modern Kayah state), but has not been traced on modern maps. Subjects = ethnic groups; Karens; Scott (Sir George) Collection Location = Burma; Kayah; Myanma...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

394. Photo 92/6(14)

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Photo 92/6(14)
Title:
White Karen traders. These men go long distances into wild wastes or up the turbulent Salween. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group portrait of five White Karen men. Published (cropped) in Sir George Scott, 'Among the Hill Tribes of Burma—An Ethnological Thicket' (National Geographic, vol. 41, no. 3, pp. 293-321, March 1922), p. 318, with caption note: 'White Karen traders. The man on...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

395. Photo 92/6(15)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/6(15)
Title:
These are the [White Karen] womenfolk to match them. Their village is called Muchi Lochalo. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = ethnic groups; Karens; Scott (Sir George) Collection; White Karens
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

396. Photo 92/6(16)

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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

397. 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

398. Photo 92/6(18)

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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

399. 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

400. Photo 92/6(20)

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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