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51. Photo 92/4(20)

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Photo 92/4(20)
Title:
This is one of Scott's earliest attempts at photography. They are probably people of the Myelat. But being better-class their dress does not betray them. The torques of the girls' heads might tell something. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-length portrait of three women posed in front of the verandah of a house. The Myelat was a collection of sixteen small states in the Southern Shan States. Subjects = ethnic groups; Scott (Sir George) Collection
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

52. Photo 92/4(41)

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Photo 92/4(41)
Title:
Padaung belles, a photo which has been made up a little for reproduction. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group photograph of Padaung women, heavily retouched in highlights for reproduction as frontispiece to Scott's Handbook. Subjects = ethnic groups; Padaungs; Scott (Sir George) Collection
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

53. Photo 92/4(64)

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Photo 92/4(64)
Title:
Some more Loi ling (Karen) women all with staves which shows up their heavy close-fitting armlets. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Similar to print 59. A poor quality photograph. Subjects = Brés (ethnic group, Burma); ethnic groups; Karens; Scott (Sir George) Collection
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

54. Photo 92/4(67)

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Photo 92/4(67)
Title:
A bamboo grove which shows the towering hills for which the Wa country is noted, behind. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Bamboos with tents pitched beneath in foreground, hills beyond. Subjects = bamboos; Scott (Sir George) Collection; trees & plants
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

55. Photo 92/4(33)

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Photo 92/4(33)
Title:
This young Sawbwa is he of Mawkmai who, on Scott's first visit to the place [in] 1888, greeted him with the news that his father, the old Sawbwa had died that morning. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Subjects = Burmese rulers; dress; dress (Burmese); ethnic groups; sawbwas (Shan rulers); Scott (Sir George) Collection; Shans; umbrellas Location = Burma; Mawk Mai; Myanmar; Shan
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

56. Photo 92/4(65)

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Photo 92/4(65)
Title:
Monastery Ta Mong Kai, Mawkmai. This is the name of a ferry over the Nam Teng. The village is on the right bank in a plain 6 miles long by 4 broad. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = Scott (Sir George) Collection Location = Burma; Mawk Mai; Myanmar; Shan
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

57. Photo 92/4(9)

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Photo 92/4(9)
Title:
Sintaung Pagoda outside Mone [Mong Nai]. This boss of rock is exactly what appeals to the Burman mind as a good site for a pagoda. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography See also print 76. Subjects = Burmese architecture; Burmese architecture (Buddhist); pagodas; Scott (Sir George) Collection; temples Location = Burma; Mong Nai; Myanmar; Shan
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

58. Photo 92/4(44)

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Photo 92/4(44)
Title:
The Salween at Pang Tap. Pang Tap is a village in Manglun West. It is on the summit of the ridge (3,000ft). Right bank of river. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = river scenes; Scott (Sir George) Collection Location = Burma; Myanmar; Salween (river); Shan
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

59. Photo 92/4(34)

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Photo 92/4(34)
Title:
This shows a curious type of temporary building with huge leaves worked in between bambos as a leaf screen. [Shan States]. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = ethnic groups; Scott (Sir George) Collection; Shans
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

60. Photo 92/4(40)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/4(40)
Title:
The Meng or Miaotzu people live on Indian corn mainly. The dress of the women is gay. Their short jumpers resemble a sailor's and have a similar collar done in patterns of red. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group of Mengs posed outside a thatched house. This print is reproduced in Scott's Gazetteer (part I, vol. I), facing p.597. Subjects = ethnic groups; Mengs; Scott (Sir George) Collection
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item