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1361. Photo 92/5(35)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/5(35)
Title:
This was the earliest durbar held at Mone [Mong Nai], in 1889 after Scott had ousted the usurper Twet-nga-lu. Photographer: Muntz, W.E.
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events General view of durbar group posed in open air in front of the Sawbwa's house, a substantial bamboo and thatch building. Scott can just be identified in the centre of the group. Duplicate at Photo 92/11 (1), which see for a note on the event and photographer. Subjects...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
6 May 1889
Extent:
1 item

1362. Photo 92/5(37)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/5(37)
Title:
A scene on the [Burma-China] Boundary Commission: note the spirit posts (Kachin house). Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = ethnic groups; Kachins; religion; Scott (Sir George) Collection; shrines; spirit posts; spirit worship
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item

1363. Photo 92/5(47)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/5(47)
Title:
The wives of the Keng Cheng Myosa, Border State. [Now Muong Sing, Laos]. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Subjects = Scott (Sir George) Collection Location = Laos; Muong Sing
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1894
Extent:
1 item

1364. Photo 92/5(61)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/5(61)
Title:
A Myosa in the border country. Dog Pan in the foreground belonged to Scott. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group photograph of (?Shan) myosa with his followers seated on the ground in a semi-circle. Subjects = Burmese rulers; Myosas; Scott (Sir George) Collection
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

1365. Photo 92/5(70)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/5(70)
Title:
Near Monglem [Yunnan]. This [is] in Chinese territory. The Chinese influence is apparent in the round tiles. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Street scene in Monglem. Subjects = Scott (Sir George) Collection Location = China; Monglem; Yunnan
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1897
Extent:
1 item

1366. Photo 92/6(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/6(7)
Title:
White Karen girls. Their ear tubes which stand out like miniature ear trumpets are very noticeable [Shan States]. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group posed in front of the verandah of a house. 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. 299, with caption note: 'White Karen girls and children ......
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

1367. Photo 92/6(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/6(9)
Title:
This is the village of Klaw-ku, which had been temporarily deserted on account of the plague. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Thatched houses on a wooded hillside. Precise location of Klaw-ku unknown, presumably in the Shan States. Presumably the same location as Photo 92/8 (35), where the reason given for abandonment is cholera. Published: Sir George Scott, 'Among the Hill Tribes of Burma...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

1368. Photo 92/6(24)

Reference (shelfmark):
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

1369. Photo 92/6(33)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/6(33)
Title:
Lahu. Note the turbans. Some of the women have bare legs, others sort of puttees. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group of Lahu women in the centre of a village. Subjects = architecture (vernacular); dwellings; ethnic groups; Lahus; rural life; Scott (Sir George) Collection; villages
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

1370. Photo 92/6(41)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/6(41)
Title:
Mu-so people who call themselves Lahu, a brave people. Some of them live among the Was. Their long coats beautifully adorned with appliqué are what distinguishes them. A silver ornament, in the shape of a flower, is worn to hold them together. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-length portrait of three Lahus. Subjects = ethnic groups; Lahus; Scott (Sir George) Collection
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item