Hill Tribes (2 results)

A collection of b/w photo postcards (14 x 9 cm) illustrating various ethnic tribes from the highlands of the northern parts of Vietnam (Tonkin). Vietnam was a this time a French protectorate with a French governor. These minority groups still live in the remote mountainous terrain and cultivate rice, vegetables and some raise animals. The people always wear traditional clothes whether at home, in the field, or in town. The clothes vary among the different groups. The pictures depict people of different tribes in traditional clothing including Hmong, Tay, Nung, Dzao, Yéo and Yao (Dao), from the provinces of Là Cai (5), Cao Báng (4), Son la (1), Ha Giang (1), Huyên (1) and Yén Bái (1). Some of the cards have names written in French and Chinese on the verso.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Folio (34.5 x 26 cm), blue cloth, somewhat worn.42 photographs. The description of the photographs of the Hill Tribes on the Nilgiris organized by Rao Sagib H.J. Bellie Gowder of Hoobbathali to meet Sir George Frederick Stanley and Lady Beatrix Stanley on 2 April 1930 provides a glimpse into a unique moment in history. The collection of 42 photographs captures the festivities and the meeting with the Toda and Kota tribes and their leaders, including Belliar, the chief Toda. There are three photographers by William Burke, a British press photographer active in the early twentieth century, known today for having shot two candid photographs of King George V and Queen Mary during the Coronation Durbar in New Delhi, which was held in 1911 in honour of the newly crowned king. These images are the only surviving source of information about William H Burke and it is not known which other photographs he may have taken for the press or where his agency was based. Sir George Frederick Stanley GCSI GCIE CMG (14 October 1872 1 July 1938) was a British soldier and Conservative Party politician, he served the Governor of Madras from 1929 to 1934 and as Acting Viceroy of India in 1934.