Janus: 18 photographs of Burma [Myanmar]

RCS/Y3029D contains:
1	Ex King Theobaw [Thibaw] and his wife Soopalayat [Supyalat]
2	Burmese Women
3	Burmese [?] Pooay or Theatrical Dancing
4	Burmese band
5	Cremation of a Poongyi or Burmese priest
6	Cremation of a poongyi [Burmese priest]
7	Shway [Shwe] Dagon (or the Golden) Pagoda - Rangoon
8	Corner of Dalhousie Street, Rangoon
9	River side view, Rangoon
10	Elephants at work. Bombay Burma Timber Yard, Rangoon
11	Elephant crossing river on a raft, Burmah [i.e. Myanmar]
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18 photographs of Burma [Myanmar]

Title	Cremation of a poongyi [Burmese priest]
Reference	Y3029D/6
Creator	Jackson, J, fl 1860-1919, photographer
Extent and Medium	Good condition.

Content and context

147 x 101 mm. View looking towards the elaborately carved wooden structure in which the priest's body lies, with spectators strolling among the flags and bunting in the foreground. The numerous ceremonies involved in the funeral of a priest draw spectators and participants from surrounding towns and villages and contribute an air of festival to the occasion. The annotation on the reverse states 'Photo by J. Jackson, Rangoon'.

Further information

For a similar photograph see Y3029D/5.

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Asia

Myanmar

Jackson, J (fl 1860-1919) photographer

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