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1481. Photo 92/6(16)

Reference (shelfmark):
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

1482. Photo 92/6(22)

Reference (shelfmark):
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

1483. Photo 92/6(32)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/6(32)
Title:
A Padaung woman in the centre of the bazar [at Wan Kawngi, Shan State]. The poles are used to support awnings. The baskets are very comprehensive. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Market scene at Wan Kawngi. 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. 308, with caption note: 'Two Kèkawngdu women making purchases in the Kawng-i baz...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

1484. Photo 92/6(34)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/6(34)
Title:
When Sawlawi had received his sanad from the British Government he made a triumphal entry to the town of Loikaw, capital of Karenni. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Crowds gathered for the entry of Sawlawi into Loikaw. Sawlawi was made chief of Eastern Karenni in place of uncle Sawlapaw, who was deposed by the British in early 1889. See also print 11. Subjects = Burmese rulers; official events; processions; Scott (Sir George) Col...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1889
Extent:
1 item

1485. Photo 92/6(38)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/6(38)
Title:
This is Lao Pan, one of the Panthays, or mule caravan men (Mohammedans). Four or five years after Scott's retirement, he received a letter from this man, saying : 'The Panthes are always faithful'. He was much touched. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length portrait, seated in front of a teak-built thatched house. The term Panthay was applied to the Chinese Mahommedans who brought caravans in from Yunnan. See Hobson-Jobson and Scott's Gazetteer. Subjects = ethnic groups; Panthays (ethnic group); Scott (Sir...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

1486. Photo 92/6(39)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/6(39)
Title:
The very short jacket of the Akha or Kaw women is in contrast to the long jumper of the Taungthus. Their elaborate headdresses always evoke interest. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Three Akha women posed in front of the fence surrounding a village. Subjects = Akhas (ethnic group); ethnic groups; Scott (Sir George) Collection
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

1487. Photo 92/6(46)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/6(46)
Title:
A gathering of Shans in various headgear. One of the tough fibre crimson bags can be seen on the shoulder of a lad near centre. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Shan group in a bazaar. Subjects = bazaars; ethnic groups; Scott (Sir George) Collection; Shans
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

1488. Photo 92/6(47)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/6(47)
Title:
This was one of the earliest durbars in the country. The Shan chiefs assembled at Fort Stedman [Yaunghwe] in 1889 (May). Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events View looking along a row of seated Shan chiefs and European officials, with ceremonial umbrellas held over the central group. See also Photo 92/5 (60). Subjects = durbars; official events; Scott (Sir George) Collection Location = Burma; Myanmar; Shan; Yaunghwe
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
May 1889
Extent:
1 item

1489. Photo 92/1(10)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/1(10)
Title:
Gen. Liu presiding at a court martial on one of his men. The affair took ten minutes and at the end the offender had his head cut off. [Loilong, Shan State.] Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of General Liu seated behind a table covered with an embroidered cloth, surrounded by officials, and with an umbrella of state held over him. The incident if briefly described in G.E. Mitton, Scott of the Shan Hills (London, 1936), p.262: 'On New Year's Day ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1 Jan 1899
Extent:
1 item

1490. Photo 92/4(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/4(2)
Title:
Two pagodas, one being repaired which is very unusual, a man wld always sooner build a new one than repair an old, as in the first case he gets all the merit. [Shan States.] Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Location unidentified: large pagoda in background has scaffolding on it. Subjects = Burmese architecture; Burmese architecture (Buddhist); pagodas; Scott (Sir George) Collection; temples
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item