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Project / Collection India Office Private Papers Archive Reference (shelfmark) Mss Eur F116 Subject Burma: Sir Harcourt Butler's Durbar at Maingkwan, Kachin State, 1925

1. Mss Eur F116/83(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F116/83(1)
Title:
Prints 2-81: Sir Harcourt Butler's Durbar at Maingkwan, Kachin State. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
77 prints recording Sir Harcourt Butler's visit to the Hukawng Valley in January 1925 in connection with the abolition of slavery among the Kachin and Shan tribespeople and human sacrifice practised by the Nagas. The views include a series of photographs of the durbar held by Butler at Maingkwan...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1925
Extent:
1 item

2. Mss Eur F116/83(168)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F116/83(168)
Title:
[Prints 168-185: Scenes at Sir Harcourt Butler's durbar at Maingkwan.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography 16 prints, all uncaptioned apart from print 180, titled 'Naga dance', showing groups of villagers. These appear to be part of the series at the beginning of the file, taken at Sir Harcourt Butler's durbar at Maingkwan, in which he negotiated the liberation of s...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jan 1925
Extent:
1 item

3. Mss Eur F116/101(31)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F116/101(31)
Title:
[Prints 31-43: Miscellaneous views relating to Sir Harcourt Butler's visit to the Hukawng Valley.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events A series of prints relating to Sir Harcourt Butler's visit to the Hukawng Valley, Kachin State, in January 1925, to negotiate with the Kachin headman regarding the liberation of slaves and to investigate human sacrifice among the Nagas. It also includes some views of th...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jan 1925
Extent:
1 item

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