August 2018
Monthly Archive: August 2018
Glimpses of Upper Burma: Clement Williams (1833-1879)
Posted: August 31, 2018 - 18:22 , by Deepali Dewan
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South Asia, Southeast Asia, Burma, Myanmar, Photography, Buddhism
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![View of a pagoda, Clement Williams, Myanmar (Burma), 1861-1863, albumen contact print from a collodion glass plate negative, 8 x 8.4cm, ROM 2016.66.20 Gift of David Strachey. Black and white pagoda image](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/deepali_2016.66.20_1.jpg?itok=P6UHImdG)
The recently-acquired collection of photography, documents, and artifacts provides a rare glimpse into Upper Burma before colonization, allowing us to consider the intersection of politics, trade, and religion in the 19th century. Written by Ron Graham and Deepali Dewan.
Appreciation of Indigenous Storytelling with Sister Spider
Posted: August 30, 2018 - 11:30 , by Sarah Elliott
Written by Carly Brascoupé, Kiowa Wind Memorial Indigenous Youth Intern