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Samka Sawbwa and family. Photographer: Unknown.

Catalogue reference: Photo 163/1(42)

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This record is about the Samka Sawbwa and family. Photographer: Unknown. dating from c 1905.

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Photo 163/1(42)
Title
Samka Sawbwa and family. Photographer: Unknown.
Date
c 1905
Description

Genre: Portrait Photography. Group portrait, seated on a verandah beneath ceremonial umbrellas. Subjects = Burmese rulers; sawbwas (Shan rulers). Location = Burma; Myanmar; Samka; Shan.

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British Library: Asian and African Studies
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Samka Sawbwa and family. Photographer: Unknown.