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Shwe-chi-hto (embroidered tapestry)  

Publication Date:  [20th century]
Material:  Tapestry with metal threads and beads
Subjects:  Tapestry
Shwe-chi-hto
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

[Manual of astrological works] (MS 381239)  

Publication Date:  ? late 19th or early 20th century
Format:  1 folding book
Material:  Handmade papers
Measurements:  24x9
Subjects:  Astrology
Magical healing
Healing
Charms
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

Shwe-chi-hto (embroidered tapestry)  

Publication Date:  [20th century]
Material:  Tapestry with metal threads and beads
Measurements:  L80 x W102 cm
Subjects:  Tapestry
Shwe-chi-hto
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

Illustrated texts on the story of the 28 Buddhas, 8 arahants, Shwedagon pagoda and Jakata stories (OS MS 381240)  

Material:  Paper
Measurements:  35 x 53
Subjects:  Buddhism
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

Kyi-dauk or Sa-dauk  

Publication Date:  [circa 1930]
Material:  Lacquer with gilding
Subjects:  Lacquerware
Sa dauk
Kyi dauk
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
Donor:  Previously owned by Rev. Dr. R.L. Howard. On loan from Elizabeth Moore.

Sculpture of a seated Buddha  

Publication Date:  [circa 1800]
Material:  Alabaster with traces of lacquer, on a teak base
Measurements:  H74.5 x W40.5 x D22 cm
Subjects:  Buddha
बैठे बुद्ध
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
Donor:  Mr and Mrs F. Thomas Bircham bequest, 1950; once the property of King Thibaw of Burma.

The Lower Burma Headman's manual  

Publication Date:  1910
Creator:  Burma
Publisher:  Office of the Supt., Govt. Print., Burma ( Rangoon )
Format:  35 p. : ; 25 cm.
Edition:  4th ed.
Subjects:  Colonies -- Administration -- Burma.
Local government -- Handbooks, manuals, etc -- Burma
Local officials and employees -- Handbooks, manuals, etc -- Burma
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

History of Burma, A.D. 1300-1400  

Publication Date:  1959
Creator:  Than Tun, 1923-2005
Publisher:  the author ( Rangoon )
Format:  20 p. ; 29 cm.
Subjects:  Myanmar -- History
Burma -- History
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

Handbook of the Răwang dialect of the Nung language containing a grammar of the language, colloquial exercises, and a vocabulary with an appendix of Nung manners and customs  

Publication Date:  1934
Creator:  Barnard, J. T. O., 1872-
Publisher:  Suptd., Govt. Print. and Stationery, Burma ( Rangoon )
Format:  18 p ; 26 cm.
Subjects:  Nung language
Rawang language
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

Local Government Circulars issued from the General Secretariat, 1888 to the 31st March 1915  

Publication Date:  1916
Format:  2 volumes
Subjects:  Colonies -- Administration -- Burma.
Local government -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. -- Burma
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

လိၵ်ႈတႃႇသႅဝ်းၸီႈ  

Publication Date:  [n.d.]
Format:  [36 leaves], cloth covers
Subjects:  Mong Mao
勐卯
Mong Mao -- History
Yunnan Sheng (China) -- History
War
မိုင်းမော်
Source Institution:  SOAS University of London
Donor:  Dr Jotika Khur-Yearn

Report of the Village Administration Committee 1941  

Publication Date:  1941
Format:  34 p. 25 cm. : ;
Subjects:  Burma -- Politics and government
Colonies -- Administration -- Burma
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

Burmese grammar  

Publication Date:  1915
Creator:  Bridges, James E. (James Emile), d. 1922
Publisher:  British Burma Press
Subjects:  Burmese language -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.
Burmese language -- Grammar
Source Institution:  SOAS University of London

Historic sites and monuments of Mandalay and environs  

Publication Date:  [1966]
Creator:  Lu Pei Win
Publisher:  Buddha Sāsana Council Press ( Rangoon )
Format:  8 p : 17 p. of plates ;
Subjects:  Mandalay (Burma) -- Antiquities
Pagodas -- Burma -- Mandalay
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

The Burma village manual  

Publication Date:  1926
Creator:  Burma
Publisher:  Supdt., Govt. Print. and Stationery ( Rangoon )
Format:  169 p. : ; 25 cm.
Subjects:  Villages -- Law and legislation -- Burma
Villages -- Handbooks, manuals, etc -- Burma
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
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