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81. Photo 92/2(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/2(5)
Title:
Red Karens. A family of position [Shan States]. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Family group posed in front of a thatched house. Subjects = ethnic groups; Karens; Scott (Sir George) Collection
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

82. Photo 92/2(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/2(6)
Title:
Shan ladies of better class. Note the daleezan or neckchains covering the whole throat, some of these are of exquisite workmanship [Shan States]. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Groyp portrait of some eighteen women, seated and standing. Subjects = ethnic groups; Scott (Sir George) Collection; Shans
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

83. Photo 92/2(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/2(7)
Title:
Red Karens. In this picture can be seen the girdle which is a distinctive feature of the women's dress. The end hangs down and the grace of the draping depends how long it has been in use [Shan States]. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group portrait of a Red Karen family, posed in front of a thatched house. Subjects = ethnic groups; Karens; Scott (Sir George) Collection
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

84. Photo 92/2(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/2(8)
Title:
People in Mong Hung [Mong Hang, Southern Shan States]. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography General view of the thatched houses of the village on the hillside, with a group of children (blurred) standing in the foreground. For another copy of this print, see Photo 92/11 (287). Subjects = rural life; Scott (Sir George) Collection; villages Location = Bu...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

85. Photo 92/2(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/2(9)
Title:
A Wild Wa village [Shan States]. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking along a village street lined with thatched houses. A more substantial building, with a tiered roof of thatch, stands on the hillside in the background. Subjects = dwellings; rural life; Scott (Sir George) Collection
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

86. Photo 92/2(10)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/2(10)
Title:
Allied clans of Red Karens. Instead of the cloak of the real Red Karen woman, these wear a sort of poncho or smock, and with it a short kirtle. They have rattan leggings, if so they can be called. Ropes of bead or pebble necklaces [Loilong, Shan States]. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = ethnic groups; Karens; Scott (Sir George) Collection Location = Burma; Loilong; Myanmar; Shan
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

87. Photo 92/2(11)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/2(11)
Title:
Pagodas at Loi An, five or six miles from Kalaw [Shan States]. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Group of pagodas and chinthes in ruinous and overgrown state. Subjects = architectural elements; Burmese architecture; Burmese architecture (Buddhist); chinthes (Burmese temple guardian figures); Indian sculpture; pagodas; Scott (Sir George) Collection; temple...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

88. Photo 92/2(12)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/2(12)
Title:
Sawbwa of Mongpawn and his baby heir. The state has an area of about 370 square miles, a long strip down the course of the Nam Pawn. Population chiefly Shan. The Sawbwa himself is a Shan and Buddhist. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of the Sawbwa of Mong Pawn, his young heir (seated on chair beside him) and other members of the family. Posed in front of palace, with retainers holding umbrellas over the group. Subjects = Burmese rulers; ceremonial dress (Burma); ethnic groups; sawbwas ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

89. Photo 92/2(13)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/2(13)
Title:
A young Sawbwa with his mother and young brother [Shan States]. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group portrait, posed in front of palace. Subjects = Burmese rulers; ethnic groups; sawbwas (Shan rulers); Scott (Sir George) Collection; Shans
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

90. Photo 92/2(14)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/2(14)
Title:
Group of dancing girls. These girls are Danus and are performing at Pindaya in the Myelat, the division of Shan-land which adjoins Burma on the east and contains a 'veritable rag-bag of races'. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = dance; Danus (ethnic group); ethnic groups; pwes (Burmese dance performance); Scott (Sir George) Collection Location = Burma; Myanmar; Pindaya; Shan
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item