Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length portrait of the two women, seated on a wicker couch. [Gelatin silver print, 120x185mm]. Subjects = dress; ethnic groups Location = Burma; Hsipaw; Myanmar; Shan
Mong Nai ladies, 1889. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
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Genre: Portrait Photography Group portrait of women and children of the family of the Sawbwa of Mong Nai. The two figures on the right are identified as 'Moné Queen' and 'Mahadewi'. A faded print. [Albumen print, 101x71mm]. Subjects = Scott (Sir George) Collection Location = Burma; Mong Na...
Kon-ni population, 1889. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
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Genre: Portrait Photography Group of five figures (four Indians, one Shan). The two figures on the right also appear in print 68, which was clearly taken on the same occasion. [Gelatin silver print, 164x114mm]. Subjects = ethnic groups; Scott (Sir George) Collection Location = Burma; Kon-n...
Taung do Pagoda. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
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Genre: Architectural Photography View of cluster of pagodas. Probably taken on 9 November, when Scott records in his diary 'Took some photos in the evg. Four came off fairly well' OIOC Mss Eur F278/4 f. 90). Duplicate at Photo 92/8 (17). [Gelatin silver print, 179x115mm]. Subjects = Burmese ...
The sluice of the Topa Wewa (tank) [Polonnaruwa]. Photographer: Lawton, Joseph
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Genre: Architectural Photography View of stream emerging from masonry sluice. [Albumen print, 149x204mm]. Subjects = archaeological sites; irrigation systems; Scott (Sir George) Collection; tanks; water supplies Location = Ceylon; North Central Province; Polonnaruwa; Sri Lanka
Carvings of images of dancers (stone) [Isurumuniya Temple, Anuradhapura]. Photographer: Lawton, Joseph
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Genre: Architectural Photography View of couple carved in light relief. Known as the 'Isurumuniya Lovers', the piece is now in the Isurumuniya Archaeological Museum at Anuradhapura. [Albumen print, signed 'Lawton' in the negative, 149x203mm]. Subjects = archaeological sites; Scott (Sir Georg...
Genre: Architectural Photography Figures posed at entrance to temple or monastery. Subjects = boundary commissions; Chinese architecture; Scott (Sir George) Collection
Taunggyi, headquarters of the Southern Shan States before Federation Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
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Genre: Landscape Photography General view looking across part of the town from a neighbouring hillside. Subjects = hill stations; Scott (Sir George) Collection Location = Burma; Myanmar; Shan; Taunggyi