Birmanese Collection

Colossal image of Gautama in the Kyayk-taw-gyi Pagoda, 1864
3479569 Colossal image of Gautama in the Kyayk-taw-gyi Pagoda, 1864; (add.info.: Colossal image of Gautama in the Kyayk-taw-gyi Pagoda, Mandalay, Burma)

Burma: Padaung women posing (b / w photo)
7168902 Burma: Padaung women posing (b/w photo) by Scott, Georges Bertin (1873-1943); Private Collection; (add.info.: Padaung women posing)

Burma: Sawngtung Loilong women with all their leg-rings on (b / w photo)
7168899 Burma: Sawngtung Loilong women with all their leg-rings on (b/w photo) by Scott, Georges Bertin (1873-1943); Private Collection; (add.info)

Burma: Gaungto boys in a Shan bazaar (b / w photo)
7168893 Burma: Gaungto boys in a Shan bazaar (b/w photo) by Scott, Georges Bertin (1873-1943); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gaungto boys in a Shan bazaar)

Burma: A group of Lihsaw men and women (b / w photo)
7168890 Burma: A group of Lihsaw men and women (b/w photo) by Scott, Georges Bertin (1873-1943); Private Collection; (add.info.: A group of Lihsaw men and women)

Burma: Back view of Intha leg-rowers (b / w photo)
7168906 Burma: Back view of Intha leg-rowers (b/w photo) by Scott, Georges Bertin (1873-1943); Private Collection; (add.info.: Back view of Intha leg-rowers)

Burma: In Kengtung (b / w photo)
7168891 Burma: In Kengtung (b/w photo) by Scott, Georges Bertin (1873-1943); Private Collection; (add.info.: In Kengtung, note the hay piled in a tree to keep it from the cattle)

Burma: Akha men with women in all their finery (b / w photo)
7168887 Burma: Akha men with women in all their finery (b/w photo) by Scott, Georges Bertin (1873-1943); Private Collection; (add.info.: Akha men with women in all their finery)

Burma: The Pongyi with his begging-bowl (b / w photo)
7168880 Burma: The Pongyi with his begging-bowl (b/w photo) by Scott, Georges Bertin (1873-1943); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pongyi with his begging-bowl)

Burma: Chain-bridge over the Shweli river (b / w photo)
7168909 Burma: Chain-bridge over the Shweli river (b/w photo) by Scott, Georges Bertin (1873-1943); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chain-bridge over the Shweli river)

Burma: Taungyo women on their way to market (b / w photo)
7168907 Burma: Taungyo women on their way to market (b/w photo) by Scott, Georges Bertin (1873-1943); Private Collection; (add.info.: Taungyo women on their way to market, Taungthu woman in black)

Burma: An old Sin-Sin (Karen) lady enjoying her pipe (b / w photo)
7168905 Burma: An old Sin-Sin (Karen) lady enjoying her pipe (b/w photo) by Scott, Georges Bertin (1873-1943); Private Collection; (add.info.: An old Sin-Sin (Karen) lady enjoying her pipe

Burma: Hsen Yot Ngwegonhmu (b / w photo)
7168903 Burma: Hsen Yot Ngwegonhmu (b/w photo) by Scott, Georges Bertin (1873-1943); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hsen Yot Ngwegonhmu, chief of the small State of that name, who acted as guide)

Burma: General view of an up-country village (b / w photo)
7168897 Burma: General view of an up-country village (b/w photo) by Scott, Georges Bertin (1873-1943); Private Collection; (add.info.: General view of an up-country village)

Burma: A wild wa in everyday costume (b / w photo)
7168885 Burma: A wild wa in everyday costume (b/w photo) by Scott, Georges Bertin (1873-1943); Private Collection; (add.info.: A wild wa in everyday costume)

Burma: Wa village posts recording sacrificed bullocks (b / w photo)
7168884 Burma: Wa village posts recording sacrificed bullocks (b/w photo) by Scott, Georges Bertin (1873-1943); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wa village posts recording sacrificed bullocks)

Burma: Bre girls afraid of what the camera might reveal (b / w photo)
7168911 Burma: Bre girls afraid of what the camera might reveal (b/w photo) by Scott, Georges Bertin (1873-1943); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bre girls afraid of what the camera might reveal)

Burma: Taungthu girls (b / w photo)
7168908 Burma: Taungthu girls (b/w photo) by Scott, Georges Bertin (1873-1943); Private Collection; (add.info.: Taungthu girls)

Burma: A group of wild wa resting on march (b / w photo)
7168892 Burma: A group of wild wa resting on march (b/w photo) by Scott, Georges Bertin (1873-1943); Private Collection; (add.info.: A group of wild wa resting on march)

Burma: The author with Lieut F J Pink on the road to Kengtung in 1890 (b / w photo)
7168888 Burma: The author with Lieut F J Pink on the road to Kengtung in 1890 (b/w photo) by Scott, Georges Bertin (1873-1943); Private Collection; (add.info)

Burma: A Burmese boy by a pagoda bell (b / w photo)
7168881 Burma: A Burmese boy by a pagoda bell (b/w photo) by Scott, Georges Bertin (1873-1943); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Burmese boy by a pagoda bell)

Burmese theatre (colour litho)
7201885 Burmese theatre (colour litho) by Gumery, Adolphe Ernest (1861-1943); Private Collection; (add.info.: Burmese theatre)

Burma: Mid-day rest among the Padaungs (b / w photo)
7168910 Burma: Mid-day rest among the Padaungs (b/w photo) by Scott, Georges Bertin (1873-1943); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mid-day rest among the Padaungs)

Burma: The homes of the Padaungs (b / w photo)
7168900 Burma: The homes of the Padaungs (b/w photo) by Scott, Georges Bertin (1873-1943); Private Collection; (add.info.: The homes of the Padaungs, note the low eaves, and the pariah in foreground)

Burma: Three Banyang Loilong men (b / w photo)
7168898 Burma: Three Banyang Loilong men (b/w photo) by Scott, Georges Bertin (1873-1943); Private Collection; (add.info.: Three Banyang Loilong men)

Burma: Two "tame"wa girls dressed for the bazaar (b / w photo)
7168883 Burma: Two " tame" wa girls dressed for the bazaar (b/w photo) by Scott, Georges Bertin (1873-1943); Private Collection; (add.info)

Burma: Spirit-posts in the Red Karen village of Kye-bogyi (b / w photo)
7168904 Burma: Spirit-posts in the Red Karen village of Kye-bogyi (b/w photo) by Scott, Georges Bertin (1873-1943); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spirit-posts in the Red Karen village of Kye-bogyi)

Burma: "Short-head"bachelors, old and young, warming their backs in the sun (b / w photo)
7168901 Burma: " Short-head" bachelors, old and young, warming their backs in the sun (b/w photo) by Scott, Georges Bertin (1873-1943); Private Collection; (add.info)

Burma: A Kachin man with the characteristic dah, and three women (b / w photo)
7168896 Burma: A Kachin man with the characteristic dah, and three women (b/w photo) by Scott, Georges Bertin (1873-1943); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Kachin man with the characteristic dah)

Burma: The author in Burmese dress (1878) with a football comrade (b / w photo)
7168895 Burma: The author in Burmese dress (1878) with a football comrade (b/w photo) by Scott, Georges Bertin (1873-1943); Private Collection; (add.info)

Burma: A hill-side village abandoned because of a cholera outbreak (b / w photo)
7168894 Burma: A hill-side village abandoned because of a cholera outbreak (b/w photo) by Scott, Georges Bertin (1873-1943); Private Collection; (add.info)

Burma: A Shan trader in his hot-weather hat (b / w photo)
7168889 Burma: A Shan trader in his hot-weather hat (b/w photo) by Scott, Georges Bertin (1873-1943); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Shan trader in his hot-weather hat)

Burma: A wa suspension bridge (b / w photo)
7168886 Burma: A wa suspension bridge (b/w photo) by Scott, Georges Bertin (1873-1943); Private Collection; (add.info.: A wa suspension bridge, made entirely of bamboo lashed together)

Statue of the Buddha from Rangoon, Burma (engraving)
7147560 Statue of the Buddha from Rangoon, Burma (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Statue of the Buddha from Rangoon, Burma)

Surrender of Rangoon, Burma to the Japanese, World War II, 1942 (b / w photo)
7173262 Surrender of Rangoon, Burma to the Japanese, World War II, 1942 (b/w photo) by Japanese Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Surrender of Rangoon)

Buddha figures, Bingyi Caves, near Moulmein, Burma (b / w photo)
7157674 Buddha figures, Bingyi Caves, near Moulmein, Burma (b/w photo) by Ponting, Herbert (1870-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Buddha figures, Bingyi Caves, near Moulmein, Burma)

Burmese Temple, with Sacred Posts (engraving)
7180846 Burmese Temple, with Sacred Posts (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Burmese Temple, with Sacred Posts)

Flags of All Nations (colour litho)
7178721 Flags of All Nations (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Flags of All Nations)

Burmese boat (engraving)
7200090 Burmese boat (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Burmese boat. Illustration for Ten Thousand Wonderful Things)

At School in Burma (colour litho)
7168972 At School in Burma (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: At School in Burma. Illustration for Chatterbox (1916).); © Look and Learn

Giraffe Women in London (Colour Litho)
2783689 Giraffe Women in London (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Giraffe women in London)

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"Birmanese: A Tapestry of History, Culture, and Diversity" Step into the vibrant world of Birmanese, a land steeped in rich history and captivating traditions. From the Indian border to the heartland of Burma, this enchanting country has witnessed countless tales unfold. In an era marked by turmoil and resistance, vividly portrayed in colour lithographs, we witness the Indian revolt spreading like wildfire from one region to another. The Japanese victories in Burma leave an indelible mark on its landscape as well. Amidst these tumultuous times, Central and Western India are shaken not only by the Gandhi Uprising but also by a powerful earthquake that tests their resilience. Yet amidst chaos, beauty prevails as Padaung women strike elegant poses while Sawngtung Loilong women proudly display their leg-rings. Venturing deeper into Birmanese society through black-and-white photographs unveils more intriguing facets. Gaungto boys bustling in a Shan bazaar showcase their spirited energy while Lihsaw men and women stand united with pride. Back views reveal Intha leg-rowers gracefully navigating serene waters while Kengtung offers glimpses of everyday life. The Akha people emerge resplendent in all their finery alongside captivating images capturing the Pongyi with his humble begging-bowl - symbols of spirituality deeply ingrained within Burmese culture. A tapestry woven with threads of resilience, diversity, and timeless charm. It beckons explorers to immerse themselves in its stories etched across time – tales that have shaped this extraordinary nation's identity for generations to come.