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| Picture No | 12018133 |
| Date | 1922 |
| Description | State barge of Chief of Yawnghwe, Burma, South East Asia |
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State barge of the Chief of Yawnghwe (Nyaungshwe), southern Burma (now Myanmar), South East Asia. The prow is in the shape of the Sacred Bird, and a seven-roofed spire or Pyathat (Pyatthat) rises in the middle. Under it is a golden canopy to shelter the golden images of Buddha, and the ten white umbrellas are opened when these are taken aboard, as part of an annual festival.
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| Source | Photograph in Peoples of All Nations, edited by J A Hammerton, Harmsworth, No.10, July 1922 |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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