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Burma / Myanmar: A family pays their final respects to the deceased in their home, a Jinghpaw (Kachin) Baptist funeral, Myitkyina, Kachin State (1998)

Remarkable for their military prowess, their receptivity to Christianity, and their intricate all-embracing kinship network, the Kachins are a hardy mountain people living in the remote hills of northern Burma and on the peripheries of India and China.<br/><br/>. 'Kachin' is actually a Burmese word that does not exist in any of the local dialects. Each Kachin tribe has a different name for themselves and their neighbours, but no word to describe the whole group.
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Titre: Burma / Myanmar: A family pays their final respects to the deceased in their home, a Jinghpaw (Kachin) Baptist funeral, Myitkyina, Kachin State (1998)
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Remarkable for their military prowess, their receptivity to Christianity, and their intricate all-embracing kinship network, the Kachins are a hardy mountain people living in the remote hills of northern Burma and on the peripheries of India and China.

. 'Kachin' is actually a Burmese word that does not exist in any of the local dialects. Each Kachin tribe has a different name for themselves and their neighbours, but no word to describe the whole group.
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Taille de l'image: 5100 × 3243 px | 47.3 MB
Taille d'impression: 43.2 × 27.5 cm | 2007.9 × 1276.8 in (300 dpi)