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A Taungya clearing on the road between Shamao and Nangu. The long gallery running out from the end of the house enables cultivators to see well down the hillside. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking along hillside towards a thatched house, with positions of Lower Nangu, Upper Nangu and ration base and signalling station marked on print. The taungya system, introduced in Burma in the 1860s, consisted of the planting of cash crops between newly-plant...
Chinese mule saddle and load frame. The breeching of plaited hide hanging below on the left of the saddle is seldom used. The thongs on the frame are used for tying up loads and securing them to the frame. Photographer: Unknown