Burma / Myanmar: Tai Loi or 'Mountain Shan' couple in ethnic dress, the man smoking a pipe and the woman carrying a basket of bananas. The Shan text identifies them as 'Tai Loi [of] Wan Hsen', while the Burmese calls them 'Shan Taung Tamyo'.

A hand-drawn, hand-coloured watercolour from the late 19th century by an unknown Burmese artist.

The name of the ethnic group featured appears near the top of the picture in Shan script (left), Burmese script (Centre) and Khun script (right). Khun script was formerly used in Kengtung / Kyaingtong in eastern Shan State and in Lan Na or Lanna, northern Thailand.

The Shan, or Tai Yai (Large Tai) people are indigenous to Burma, but also have settlements in Thailand and China’s Yunnan Province. Myanmar has a northern region called Shan State; its capital is Taunggyi. The Shan have an estimated population of some 6 million.

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Pictures From History

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Burmese Peoples,