Burma image, WA0243. Image of object in World Art collection. [Crowds of people outside the house at Namhkyek manau.] (Researcher's notes in brackets) This monochrome photographic print is showing crowds of people outside the house at Namhkyek manau. Manau is a kind of communal festival celebrated by the Kachin community in Burma (Myanmar).
This photograph was taken by James Henry Green in the 1920s, a recruiting officer for the Burma Rifles who spent more than twenty years in Burma, much of it based in the northern hill states.
Photograph; [Crowds of people outside the house at Namhkyek manau.] (Researcher's notes in brackets)
Creator (of Artwork / Object):
James Henry Green
Date Created (of Object / Artwork):
1920s
Description (Object or Artwork):
This monochrome photographic print is showing crowds of people outside the house at Namhkyek manau. Manau is a kind of communal festival celebrated by the Kachin community in Burma (Myanmar). This photograph was taken by James Henry Green in the 1920s, a recruiting officer for the Burma Rifles who spent more than twenty years in Burma, much of it based in the northern hill states.
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