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Photo 92/6

Record Id:: 040-003045505
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:: 032-003045119
MDARK:: ark:/81055/vdc_100025648519.0x000fa2
LARK:
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Format:: ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 92/6
Title:: Scott Collection: Views in Keng Tung and the Wild Wa Country. Photographer(s): Scott, James George
Scope & Content:: Black half-leather bound album (spine broken and covers detached) measuring 207 x 285 mm, with prints inserted one to a page in window mounts, with typewritten captions pasted beneath each print.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Hierarchy Record Ids:: 032-003045119
040-003045505
Is part of:: Photo 92 : Sir James George Scott Collection: Photographs of Burma (particularly the Shan States). Photographer(s): Scott, James George

Photo 92/6 : Scott Collection: Views in Keng Tung and the Wild Wa Country. Photographer(s): Scott, James George
Contains:: Photo 92/6(1) : Padaung (Kekawngdu) women & children in their finery [Shan States]. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Photo 92/6(2) : Bre hill women: note heavy brass arm and leg rings [Shan States]. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Photo 92/6(3) : Riang (Yang-Wan-Hkun) women on one side and men on the other [Shan States]. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Photo 92/6(4) : Zayein Karen women. The chief feature about them, after their heavy arm-rings, seems to be the untidiness of their unkempt hair…
Photo 92/6(5) : Gaungto women in Loilong village. Of all the maddening customs, this of leg-rings, which stand out at right angles below the knee,…
Photo 92/6(6) : Brè girls. They were shy, not knowing how much the camera might reveal. The one on the right is married and is wearing her…
Photo 92/6(7) : White Karen girls. Their ear tubes which stand out like miniature ear trumpets are very noticeable [Shan States]. Photographer:…
Photo 92/6(8) : This Bre man was seated under the shade of his verandah at the village of Prepa. His rattan rins compress his thin legs [Shan…
Photo 92/6(9) : This is the village of Klaw-ku, which had been temporarily deserted on account of the plague. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Photo 92/6(10) : Akha women, one with a sort of witch's cap, they differ in details with different sections of the tribe [Shan States].…
Photo 92/6(11) : Sawlawi, who became ruler of Karenni after the deposition of his uncle, is seated near the table on the left, his wife, also in…
Photo 92/6(12) : These little girls are Padaungs and have already been broken into the wearing of the brass rings round their small necks…
Photo 92/6(13) : These Karen women of Nawngpalai are playing with cotton spools from which they will weave material. The cooking pots &…
Photo 92/6(14) : White Karen traders. These men go long distances into wild wastes or up the turbulent Salween. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Photo 92/6(15) : These are the [White Karen] womenfolk to match them. Their village is called Muchi Lochalo. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Photo 92/6(16) : One of the main trading concerns of the Karennis is the timber which grows along the river banks. Here is some which has been…
Photo 92/6(17) : Main street, Sawlon. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Photo 92/6(18) : Padaung women and children standing about on a slope outside their well-thatched houses. Each house has a verandah as it is…
Photo 92/6(19) : Karenni men at Nawng Palai. The conical hat has a somewhat wizardly effect. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Photo 92/6(20) : This spirit shrine, with the spirit posts in the background, is particularly interesting, for the remains of a slaughtered hog…
Photo 92/6(21) : These neat and clean little boys are postulants about to enter a monastery to do their time there; it may be a few days or…
Photo 92/6(22) : 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
Photo 92/6(23) : Another picture of Padaungs outside their thatch roofed house. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Photo 92/6(24) : This, and the next pictures, show a Padaung spirit dance, rarely witnessed by Europeans. They first leave an opening but…
Photo 92/6(25) : This is another stage in the [Padaung spirit] dance. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
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Hierarchy:: 032-003045119[0006]/040-003045505
Container:: View / search within Archive / Collection: Photo 92
Record Type (Level):: File
Extent:: 76 items
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Languages:: Not applicable
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Techniques:: Gelatin Silver Print
Photograph
Photographic Print
Start Date:: 1880
End Date:: 1899
Date Range:: 1880s-1890s
Era:: CE
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Physical Characteristics:: Dimensions: 115 mm x 180 mm
Source of Acquisition:: Purchase, 1949: Purchased from Lady Scott. Acquired in 1949.
Material Type:: Photographs
Legal Status:: Not Known