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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 92 Level [41] Item

401. Photo 92/6(21)

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Photo 92/6(21)
Title:
These neat and clean little boys are postulants about to enter a monastery to do their time there; it may be a few days or many months. Two have their hair cropped 'English fashion', others the usual top knots. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group of six young boys seated on the ground in front of a doorway. Subjects = Burmese (ethnic group); ethnic groups; monks; postulants; religion; religion (Buddhism); Scott (Sir George) Collection
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

402. Photo 92/6(22)

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Photo 92/6(22)
Title:
A pagoda being built. The Htee is put on last of all and it is the occasion for much ceremony. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Pagoda under construction, encased in wooden scaffolding. This shows the brickwork structure of the pagoda, with stucco not yet applied. The htee or hti, is an umbrella-shaped finial. Subjects = Burmese architecture; Burmese architecture (Buddhist); constructi...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

403. Photo 92/6(23)

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Photo 92/6(23)
Title:
Another picture of Padaungs outside their thatch roofed house. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography See also print 18. 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

404. Photo 92/6(24)

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Photo 92/6(24)
Title:
This, and the next pictures, show a Padaung spirit dance, rarely witnessed by Europeans. They first leave an opening but gradually complete the circle. It is all very ceremonious. The lady in the foreground is wearing a decorated bag. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography General view of the circle of dancers. 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

405. 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

406. 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

407. 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

408. 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

409. Photo 92/6(29)

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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

410. 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