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1501. Photo 92/1(63)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/1(63)
Title:
Nam Palo, where the 2nd Expedition to the Wild Wa country in 1897 camped. It was Easter Sunday, the first day they had not been sniped for weeks. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events General view of the thatched houses of the village, with the expedition camp in the foreground. Print reproduced in G.E. Mitton, Scott of the Shan Hills (London, 1936), facing p.252, and captioned 'Camp at Nam Palo near Na Fan. Here the party stopped for the night of Ea...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1897
Extent:
1 item

1502. Photo 92/2(47)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/2(47)
Title:
The Political Officer's Lodging at Yawn Pruk, Wa Land. This was the amazing episode when Scott went into the heart of Wa land to meet the Pet Ken Chiefs. They erected this hut for him on the way. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events The caption continues with a quotation from Scott of the Shan Hills: 'It was my piteous fate to have the largest hut, to be the most unworthily popular, and consequently to have the most constant and crowded levée...our reception went far beyond cordiality. It was a hid...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1897
Extent:
1 item

1503. Photo 92/4(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/4(7)
Title:
This is a picture of Sawlawi who was elected to the gadi in Karenni when his uncle Sawlawpaw finally acknowledged defeat. He was quite a good ruler and looks unduly shamefaced. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Group portrait of Sawlawi with family and retainers. A similar group at Photo 92/6 (11). Probably photographed at Loikaw. Subjects = Burmese rulers; sawbwas (Shan rulers); Scott (Sir George) Collection Location = Burma; Kayah; Loikaw; Myanmar
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

1504. Photo 92/4(68)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/4(68)
Title:
Head of a sambhur shot on the 2nd Anglo-Siamese comsn Boundary journey. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Two porters posing with the sambhur's head strung on a pole between them. Subjects = boundary commissions; deer hunting; hunting; Scott (Sir George) Collection
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890
Extent:
1 item

1505. Photo 92/10(65)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/10(65)
Title:
Wild Wa woman in left foreground. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-length standing portrait of a Wa woman, with men and children squatting behind. Slightly unsharp. [Albumen print, 118x174mm]. Subjects = ethnic groups; Was (ethnic group, Burma)
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1908
Extent:
1 item

1506. Photo 92/10(131)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/10(131)
Title:
[Group of women, possibly at Mong Kung.] Photographer: Scott, James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Group of four women and a child, seated on rugs. Location unidentified, but possibly at Mong Kung. Location = Burma; Mong Kung; Myanmar; Shan
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1900s
Extent:
1 item

1507. Photo 92/4(23)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/4(23)
Title:
Man Hpang, capital of Mot hai. This shows a Wa village on the top of a hill. There is a huge earth rampart all around, and only one, or at most two, entrances through it. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking towards the ridge on which the Wa village of Man Hpang stands, with thatched houses in the foreground. Photographed during the Second Wild Wa expedition. Subjects = military (general); military campaigns; Scott (Sir George) Collection Location = Bur...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1897
Extent:
1 item

1508. Photo 92/4(50)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/4(50)
Title:
Camp Hwe Ka Han. This is a small tributary of the Melayu. A Main route to Mehongson from Ta Taw Maw lies along its banks. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Camps scene in the jungle. See also Photo 92/3 (62). Subjects = camps; jungle scenery; Scott (Sir George) Collection
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1890
Extent:
1 item

1509. Photo 92/5(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/5(5)
Title:
Another view [of the burning of Loi Lon village, Wa country]. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Similar to print 4, but in landscape rather than portrait format. Subjects = military (general); military campaigns; Scott (Sir George) Collection
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
6 Apr 1897
Extent:
1 item

1510. Photo 92/11(83)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/11(83)
Title:
Funeral in C Road, Mandalay [Funeral procession of the Maloon Princess]. Photographer: Beato, Felice
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events View looking down onto the funeral procession, with crowds lining the street. Other copies of this print in the collection are entitled 'Funeral of the Maloon Princess'. [Albumen print, 271x204mm]. Subjects = funeral processions; funerals; rites and customs; Scott (S...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1889
Extent:
1 item