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Title: Mi Lou, a Karen girl, Bassein.
Image ID: 826760
Image ID 826760
Physical Description: 1 print : b&w ; 20 x 13 cm. (7 3/4 x 5 in.)
Material Type: Prints
Subjects: Illustrations
Costumes -- Burmese
Burmese -- Clothing & Dress
Karen (Southeast Asian People) -- Clothing & Dress
Teachers -- Burma -- Bassein
Women -- Clothing & Dress -- Burma -- Bassein
Notes: Printed on border: "Copyright 1905, by The American Baptist Missionary Union, Boston." "Burma Series -- Orient Pictures." "No. 239." "This beautiful girl is a striking illustration of what Christianity can do for the Karen women. Mi Lou reads and speaks well five languages, including English, and is now a teacher in the Pwo Karen school at Bassein, where she was formerly a pupil. For several years she did good work among the Shans at Hsipaw."
Date Published: 1905
Barcode Number: 33333159272414
Struc ID: 590414
Source: Prints and photo-mechanical reproductions : duplicates of copyright deposits, received by exchange 1957, 1958, 1959.   View All images from Source
In Folder: Costume -- regional -- Burmese   View All images from Folder

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