| RCS contains: |
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| <-- See earlier |
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| Y3029D |
18 photographs of Burma [Myanmar] |
| Y3029E |
Burma, circa 1903 - circa 1921 |
| Y3029F |
Burma missionary photographs |
| Y3029G |
Charles Alexander Gordon, 'Our trip to Burmah [i.e. Myanmar], with notes on that country' (London, 1875) |
| Y302A |
Photographs of North Africa and Asia |
| Y302B |
Egypt, Burma [i.e. Myanmar] and Borneo |
| Y302C |
Views of Hanoi and Haiphong [i.e. Hà Noi and Hai Phòng], 1890s |
| Y302D |
General views of South-East Asia, 1960s |
| Y302E |
Sir Henry Norman Far East collection, circa 1890 |
| Y303099A |
H.M. Queen Elizabeth II's visit to Gan in the Maldives, 1972 |
| Y30311A |
General views of Singapore, 1960s |
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Egypt, Burma [i.e. Myanmar] and Borneo
| Title |
Egypt, Burma [i.e. Myanmar] and Borneo |
| Reference |
GBR/0115/Y302B |
| Creator |
Various |
| Covering Dates |
1880–1889 (The photographs were probably taken in the 1880s.) |
| Extent and Medium |
62 images in 1 album; This album has been rebound, but the pages are very brittle and broken at some points. The prints are generally in good condition, but some are faded. |
| Repository |
Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library |
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| Content and context |
An album containing albumen prints (with three others loose). The prints are of various sizes and by various photographers. A number of the images are captioned, although some of these are hard to read. Captions enclosed in square brackets have been composed by the cataloguer. |
Access and Use
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Please cite as Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library, Egypt, Burma [i.e. Myanmar] and Borneo, Y302B |
| Further information |
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This volume forms part of a group of albums containing images from many parts of the world. The others in the group can be found at Y3022U, Y30377A, Y3039A, Y305D and Y307A. They appear to be the collection of a widely travelled individual, but nothing definite is known about their origin.
Indexed
This collection level description was entered by KS using information from the original typescript catalogue.
This collection is available on microfiche: Asia, fiche numbers 7-9.
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| Index Terms |
| Africa |
| Asia |
| Borneo |
| Brunei |
| Egypt |
| Malay Archipelago |
| Myanmar |
| RCS/Y302B contains: |
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Le Sphinx et Pyramide de Cheffren [i.e. Abu al-Hawl and the Pyramid of Khafre (Chephren)]. 279 x 218 mm. General view of the Sphinx with the pyramid of Cheffren in the background. The caption on the print is hard to read. Photograph by Zangaki.
Creator: Zangaki, - , fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Poor condition, overall fading.. |
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Port Said. 273 x 216 mm. View of the waterfront with the New Hotel in the left foreground.
Fair condition, some fading.. |
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Egyptian fellahin [caption partially illegible]. 281 x 218 mm. Group portrait of women, children and a man posed in front of vegetation. The caption on the print is hard to read. Photograph by Zangaki.
Creator: Zangaki, - , fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Fair condition, slight fading.. |
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Alexandria - Place des Consuls. 280 x 228 mm. View looking NW along the central square of Alexandria (also variously known as Place Mehemet Ali and the Great Square), with the equestrian statue of Mohammed Ali in the middleground and the Palais de Justice beyond. At the left is a building under scaffolding, presumably still being repaired or rebuilt after the naval bombardment of 1882. The caption on the print is hard to read. Photograph by Zangaki.
Creator: Zangaki, - , fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Poor condition, some fading.. |
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Alexandrie [i.e. Alexandria] - Colone de Pompie [Colonne de Pompée]. 223 x 283 mm. General view of Pompey's Column, situated to the S of the Arab Cemetery. The column, built of red granite, is 88 feet high including the pedestal and Corinthian capital, and was possibly erected by the Emperor Theodosius to commemorate the destruction of the Serapeum in 391 AD. Its present name stems from the medieval belief that it marked the site of the tomb of Pompey the Great. Photograph by Zangaki.
Creator: Zangaki, - , fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Fair condition, some fading.. |
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Saqquieh, Caire [i.e. Cairo]. 223 x 280 mm. Showing three Arabs drawing water from a well. Photograph by Zangaki.
Creator: Zangaki, - , fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Fair condition, some fading.. |
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Panorama d'Alexandrie [i.e. Alexandria]. 277 x 221 mm. General view looking over the rooftops towards the west harbour. Photograph by Zangaki.
Creator: Zangaki, - , fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Fair condition, some overall fading.. |
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Vue d'Alexandrie et les bains de mer. 276 x 222 mm. View looking along a section of waterfront at Alexandria, not precisely located, but probably on the East Harbour. Photograph by Zangaki.
Creator: Zangaki, - , fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition, apart from slight fading.. |
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9
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[Arab teachers and pupils]. 226 x 269 mm. Showing a group of young boys gathered on the ground round their teacher in a courtyard. Photographer unknown, possibly Zangaki.
Creator: Zangaki, - , fl 1880-1899, photographer [?].
Fair condition, some overall fading.. |
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10
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[Arab woman]. 221 x 278 mm. Three quarter length studio portrait of an Arab woman with a tambourine. Photographer unknown, possibly Zangaki.
Creator: Zangaki, - , fl 1880-1899, photographer [?].
Fair condition, some overall fading.. |
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11
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[Sudanese warriors]. 223 x 281 mm. Full length studio portrait of two Sudanese warriors, dressed in white and carrying spears. Photographer unknown, probably Zangaki.
Creator: Zangaki, - , fl 1880-1899, photographer [?].
Fair condition, slight fading.. |
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12
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[Arab woman]. 220 x 277 mm. Three quarter length studio portrait of an Arab woman with a water pitcher. Photographer unknown, probably Zangaki.
Creator: Zangaki, - , fl 1880-1899, photographer [?].
Fair condition, some overall fading.. |
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13
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Campement de Tereplain [Terre-Plein] a Suez. 281 x 224 mm. Showing the landing place, jetty and buildings, with ships moored or at anchor at the left. Terre-Plein stands on an artificial island SE of Suez which was created during the construction of the canal and connected to Suez by a 50 feet wide stone pier. Photograph by Zangaki.
Creator: Zangaki, - , fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Poor condition, overall fading.. |
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14
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[Ferry across the Suez Canal (i.e. Qanat as-Suways)]. 276 x 214 mm. Showing a camel caravan boarding a ferry somewhere along the route of the Suez Canal. The caption on the print is hard to read and part has been cut off at some stage. Photograph by Zangaki.
Creator: Zangaki, - , fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Fair condition, some fading.. |
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15
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Caserne de Kasrel Nil [Kasr en-Nil Barracks, Cairo]. 281 x 226 mm. View from the Great Nile Bridge looking north along the east bank of the Nile, with dhows on the river in the foreground and part of the extensive military barracks at the right. The caption on the print is hard to read. Photograph by Zangaki.
Creator: Zangaki, - , fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Fair condition, slight fading.. |
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Entrée du Canal a Port Said. 271 x 215 mm. View looking south over the town and Canal, with docking areas in the background and Lake Menzaleh in the distance. Photograph by Zangaki.
Creator: Zangaki, - , fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Poor condition, overall fading.. |
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17
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Caire vue d'ensemble [Cairo, general view]. 275 x 218 mm. General view from an unidentified location, looking over the rooftops of Cairo. Photograph by Zangaki.
Creator: Zangaki, - , fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Fair condition, some fading.. |
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Cairo, vue d'ensemble. 282 x 224 mm. General view looking across the city. Photograph by Zangaki.
Creator: Zangaki, - , fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Fair condition, slight fading.. |
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Pyramide de Cheops. 263 x 222 mm. General view of the Great Pyramid. Photograph by Zangaki.
Creator: Zangaki, - , fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Fair condition, slight fading.. |
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20
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Mosque de [illegible ?Bahouf] et Citadelle. 274 x 228 mm. View looking along the eastern wall of the citadel towards the Mosque of Mohammed Ali. The Citadel is situated in the SE corner of Cairo and was begun by Saladin in 1176. The Gamia Mohammed Ali or Alabaster Mosque was begun by Mohammed Ali on the site of a palace blown up in 1824. It was completed in the form seen here by Saibl Pasha in 1857. The architect was a Greek Yasuf Boshna; this possibly accounts for the undeciphered word in the caption. The caption on the print is hard to read. Photograph by Zangaki.
Creator: Zangaki, - , fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Fair condition, slight fading.. |
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Soldat Abyssin a Dogali. 222 x 280 mm. Showing a native warrior seated on a camel and brandishing a spear. Photograph by Zangaki.
Creator: Zangaki, - , fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Poor condition, overall fading and yellowing.. |
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[Portrait of a young woman]. 222 x 294 mm. Full length seated studio portrait of a young woman wearing a fez, embroidered waistcoat and pantaloons. A hookah stands on the table beside her. Photographer unknown, probably Zangaki.
Creator: Zangaki, - , fl 1880-1899, photographer [?].
Fair condition, some fading and yellowing.. |
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23
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[Up-stream lock at Al-Isma`iliyah]. 283 x 218 mm. View looking down onto one of the locks at Ismailia. Photograph at Zangaki.
Creator: Zangaki, - , fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Fair condition, some overall fading.. |
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Rue Mosquée des Pharaons, Caire [i.e. Cairo]. 222 x 285 mm. View looking along the street towards the Mosque. Photograph by Zangaki.
Creator: Zangaki, - , fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Poor condition, overall fading.. |
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25
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[Burmese woman and child]. 216 x 276 mm. Three quarter length studio portrait of a Burmese woman with a child in her arms. Photographer unknown, probably Watts and Skeen.
Creator: Watts and Skeen [?].
Good condition, apart from fading along top and bottom edges.. |
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26
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[Burmese woman]. 215 x 271 mm. Full length studio portrait of a young Burmese woman seated on the ground. Photographer unknown, probably Watts and Skeen.
Creator: Watts and Skeen [?].
Good condition, apart from fading along top and bottom edges.. |
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Residence of Arthur Barnes, Esq, Rangoon. 264 x 207 mm. View of a two storey stone house, situated on the summit of a tree covered hill. The Union Jack flies from a turret above the main entrance. Photographer unknown.
Good condition.. |
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Residence of Arthur Barnes, Esq, Rangoon. 266 x 209 mm. View of a two storey stone house, situated on the summit of a tree covered hill. The Union Jack flies from a turret above the main entrance. Photographer unknown.
Good condition.. |
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29
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Grand Poay [Han Pire] (Burmese Dance). 255 x 199 mm. Showing a group of Burmese women dancers, with musicians at the right and spectators in the background. This photograph is reproduced in The Queen's Empire (1899) page 219 above the title 'A yein peve in Burma'. It is there stated that the photograph was taken in the course of a performance before Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence, 'on the occasions of a visit paid by him to the Swah Dagan Pagoda during the course of his voyage round the world in company with his royal brother Prince George'. This must refer to the voyage of the Bacchante in 1879-82, but Burma was not visited during the trip. Prince Albert did visit Burma in December 1889 - January 1890, but not in company of Prince George. Photograph by Watts and Skeen.
Creator: Watts and Skeen.
Good condition.. |
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Devil dance, Burmah [sic. for Sri Lanka]. 274 x 216 mm. Showing a group of dancers and spectators, the two central figures wearing large carved wooden masks in the form of grotesque faces and flanked by musicians, some with violins others with the characteristic long drums. The photograph is clearly from Ceylon rather than Burma. Photographer unknown, probably Skeen and Co.
Creator: W L H Skeen and Co [?].
Good condition, apart from slight fading at edges.. |
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The Pagoda of Good Deeds [Mandalay]. Surrounded by 999 [sic] smaller temples, each containing a seal engraved with a religious law. 275 x 212 mm. View from Mandalay Hill looking down onto the Kathodaw or 450 Pagodas; this consists of a central temple surrounded by 450 smaller, white buildings set in a square of about ½ mile square. This complex was erected by King Thibaw's father who, anxious to preserve the holy books of Buddhism, caused the tenets to be inscribed on 450 stones above which a small domed building was erected. Photographer unknown, probably Watts and Skeen.
Creator: Watts and Skeen [?].
Good condition.. |
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The Incomparable Pagoda, Mandalay. 272 x 211 mm. View of the Atumashi or Incomparable Pagoda, a building of six tiered terraces carried on 36 pillars and decorated with gilt and glass inlay work. A colossal figure of Gautama (not visible) is seated on the highest of terraces. The temple was built by King Minden in memory of his father, and was destroyed by fire in 1892. Photographer unknown, probably Watts and Skeen.
Creator: Watts and Skeen [?].
Good condition.. |
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Dumb labor, in the timber yard, Rangoon. 276 x 217 mm. View of elephants shifting logs of teak in a Rangoon timber yard. Photographer unknown, probably Watts and Skeen or J Jackson.
Creator: Watts and Skeen or J Jackson [?].
Good condition, apart from slight fading at edges.. |
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Shrines and temples at Shway Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon. 274 x 215 mm. View showing a road in the precincts of Shwe Dagon Pagoda, lined with shrines and smaller temples. Photographer unknown, probably Watts and Skeen or J. Jackson.
Creator: Watts and Skeen or J Jackson [?].
Good condition, apart from slight fading.. |
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[Figure of Buddha and other images, ?Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon]. 210 x 275 mm. Showing a marble statue of the Buddha surrounded by various devotional artefacts. Photographer unknown, probably Watts and Skeen or J Jackson.
Creator: Watts and Skeen or J Jackson [?].
Good condition, apart from slight fading at edges.. |
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Sacred figures at Buddhist temple, Rangoon. 273 x 216 mm. View of a reclining Buddha and two other carved images in a temple (probably the Shwe Dagon) in Rangoon. Photographer unknown, probably Watts and Skeen or J. Jackson.
Creator: Watts and Skeen or J Jackson [?].
Good condition, apart from slight fading at edges.. |
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37
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[Distant view of the Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon]. 272 x 215 mm. View looking west across the Great Royal Lake towards the Shwe Dagon Pagoda. Photographer unknown, probably either Watts and Skeen or J. Jackson.
Creator: Watts and Skeen or J Jackson [?].
Good condition.. |
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[Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon]. 271 x 215 mm. View of the spire of the Shwe Dagon Pagoda in Rangoon. Photograher unknown, probably Watts and Skeen or J Jackson.
Creator: Watts and Skeen or J Jackson [?].
Good condition.. |
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Coal mines, Muara, Borneo [i.e. Brunei, Borneo Island]. 273 x 209 mm. View from a hillside looking down onto a row of thatched houses runing along beside the coal mine railway. The small trucks of coal are drawn by bullocks. Muara (also known as Brooketon) is situated some 13 miles east of Brunei Tarn and was a centre for coal mining by the British North Borneo Company until 1925. The town was completely destroyed during World War Two. Photograph by G.R. Lambert and Co.
Creator: G R Lambert and Co.
Good condition.. |
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Sandakan, British North Borneo [? Miscaptioned for Pulo Brani, Singapore]. 274 x 208 mm. View from seaward looking towards wharves and jetties, with scrub-covered hillside beyond. This print is a duplicate of others in the collection which are captioned 'Pulo Brani'. A number of misidentifications in this collection would cause one to favour the latter location. Pulo Brani is situated near Keppel or New Harbour, Singapore. Photograph by G.R. Lambert and Co.
Creator: G R Lambert and Co.
Fair condition, slight fading.. |
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View of Brunei, Borneo [i.e. Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei]. 271 x 203 mm. View from a hillside looking down onto the town of Brunei which consists of thatched houses built on piles on the mudbanks of the Brunei River. Photographer unknown, probably G.R. Lambert and Co.
Creator: G R Lambert and Co [?].
Good condition.. |
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42
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Malay Village, Borneo [? miscaption for view of Rochore, Singapore]. 274 x 207 mm. A view on the Rochore River north of the town, with boats in the foreground and a settlement of houses raised on stilts above the water on the farther bank.
Creator: G R Lambert and Co [?].
Good condition, apart from slight fading at edges.. |
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The English Church, Sarawak. 263 x 207 mm. View looking up the hillside towards St Thomas' Church, Kuching, a small wooden building with bell tower, erected and consecrated in 1851. Photographer unknown, probably G.R. Lambert and Co.
Creator: G R Lambert and Co [?].
Good condition.. |
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44
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The Sultan's Palace, Brunei [i.e. Bandar Seri Begawan], Borneo. 272 x 206 mm. Showing a number of thatched houses raised on piles and connected by walkways. Photographer unknown, probably G.R. Lambert and Co.
Creator: G R Lambert and Co [?].
Fair condition, slight fading.. |
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[Sarebas Dyak women wearing the Rawai]. 208 x 269 mm. Group portrait of seven Dyak women from the area of the Sarebas and Rejang Rivers. The rambi or rawai is the corset composed of numerous rattan rings covered in brass. The caption for this print is taken from Roth (1896), vol. 1, page 2. Photographer unknown, probably G.R. Lambert and Co.
Creator: G R Lambert and Co [?].
Fair condition, some fading.. |
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Dyak Chief and family, Borneo. 266 x 207 mm. An elaborately posed group in front of their house. The photographer has been at pains to introduce into the picture as many artefacts and utensils as possible. Roth identifies the following components of the photograph:. A slabit for carrying back loads; behind it the frame on which the women stretch their yarn for tying in the patterns by the process of saving, and afterwards brushing on the dye. Thin drum, with fish trap (ensenga) behind it; further to the right, a rice basket, and in the background a heap of palm leaf for atap. Mother seated on woven cloth. Father seated on map. Belle, in festive attire; head dress of beads threaded on brass wire (?) brass aigrettes, small pieces of coloured cloth; whole dress hidden by festoons of beads. Girls seated on woven cloth; corset ornamented with sheet brass; armlets of large shells. Hat hidden by shield. Water gourds. Dulang - wooden trough for catching rain water (?). Scupper for excavating post holes. Atap apong - palm leaf roof. Atap Papan - shingle roof. In Roth (1896), this photograph is entitled 'A Rejang River Dyak House' and credited to 'Mr Lambert of Singapore'. Photograph by G.R. Lambert and Co.
Creator: G R Lambert and Co.
Fair condition, slight fading, printed from a cracked plate.. |
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Bakatans, Borneo. 273 x 209 mm. Group portrait of Bakatan warriors, dressed in war costume and carrying spears. Roth (1896) lists two types of Bakatan, the Batoi (Rejang River) and the Bintulu (Tatau River), but this group has not been precisely identified. Photographer unknown, probably G.R. Lambert and Co.
Creator: G R Lambert and Co [?].
Good condition, apart from slight fading at edges.. |
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Ukiets, Borneo. 270 x 208 mm. Group portrait of men, women and children seated on a woven mat. In Roth (1896), volume 1, page 25 this photograph is captioned 'Kanowits (?)'. Photographer unknown, probably G.R. Lambert and Co.
Creator: G R Lambert and Co [?].
Good condition.. |
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49
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Tobacco estate house, Borneo. 273 x 207 mm. View looking across a clearing towards a group of thatched, verandahed European houses set among palm trees. Photographer unknown, probably G.R. Lambert and Co.
Creator: G R Lambert and Co [?].
Good condition.. |
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50
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Opening a plantation, Borneo. 275 x 209 mm. This photograph shows the Tegora Hill Cinnabar Mines and possibly dates from as early as 1867. Photographer unknown.
Good condition.. |
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51
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Labuan Harbour, Borneo [i.e. Pulau Labuan]. 274 x 208 mm. View looking across the harbour towards moored shipping and warehouses, with houses on piles and a cluster of palm trees in the foreground. Photographer unknown, probably G.R. Lambert and Co.
Creator: G R Lambert and Co [?].
Good condition.. |
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Labuan [i.e. Pulau Labuan], Borneo, the New Harbour. 275 x 209 mm. View from a wooded hillside looking towards the wharves and warehouses of the harbour area, with the channel beyond leading to the open sea. Photograher unknown, probably G.R. Lambert and Co.
Creator: G R Lambert and Co [?].
Good condition, apart from slight fading at edges.. |
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53
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[Sudanese warrior]. 191 x 278 mm. Half length portrait of a young warrior. Photographer unknown, probably Zangaki.
Creator: Zangaki, - , fl 1880-1899, photographer [?].
Fair condition, slight fading.. |
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54
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[Arab woman]. 191 x 279 mm. Half length studio portrait. Photographer unknown, probably Zangaki.
Creator: Zangaki, - , fl 1880-1899, photographer [?].
Fair condition, some fading.. |
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55
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[Arab woman]. 208 x 261 mm. Half length studio portrait of an Arab woman wearing veil and head scarf. Photographer unknown, probably Zangaki.
Creator: Zangaki, - , fl 1880-1899, photographer [?].
Poor condition, fading and yellowing.. |
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56
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[Tamil girl, Sri Lanka]. 214 x 267 mm. Three quarter length portrait of a Tamil girl running her fingers through her hair. Photograph by W.H.L Skeen and Co.
Creator: W L H Skeen and Co.
Fair condition, slight fading.. |
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57
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[North African woman]. 21 x 277 mm. Half length seated portrait of a woman wearing a gauze veil. Photographer unknown, probably Zangaki.
Creator: Zangaki, - , fl 1880-1899, photographer [?].
Fair condition, some fading.. |
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58
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[? Italian girl]. 220 x 279 mm. Half length portrait of a girl dressed in an animal skin, wreathed in vine leaves and holding a bunch of grapes. Photographer unknown.
Poor condition, fading and yellowing.. |
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59
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[Burmese girl]. 209 x 277 mm. Full length studio portrait of a Burmese girl posed beside palm-weave hut. Photographer unknown, probably Watts and Skeen.
Creator: Watts and Skeen [?].
Good condition.. |
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60
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[Shrines and temples at Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon]. 272 x 209 mm. View showing a road in the precincts of Shwe Dagon Pagoda, lined with shrines and smaller temples. Photographer unknown, probably Watts and Skeen or J. Jackson.
Creator: Watts and Skeen or J Jackson [?].
Poor condition, fading and some folds.. |
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[The Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon]. 271 x 210 mm. View looking along a road in the temple of precincts towards the spire of the Shwe Dagon Pagoda. Photographer unknown, probably Watts and Skeen or J. Jackson.
Creator: Watts and Skeen or J Jackson [?].
Fair condition, some fading.. |
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62
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[? Shrine near the Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon]. 208 x 271 mm. View of a shrine, similar in shape to the Shwe Dagon Pagoda but on a much smaller scale. Photographer unknown, probably Watts and Skeen or J. Jackson.
Creator: Watts and Skeen or J Jackson [?].
Poor condition, some fading and tears.. |
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