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  • Pegu, Chamaose-Pegus" It Means "People of The Kingdom of Pegu, They Call Them

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    This drawing was drawn by a Portuguese in the 16th century and reproduced by the Portuguese Library. It depicts people from the Kingdom of Pegu in Myanmar. The description at the top is in Portuguese, which translates to "People of the Kingdom of Pegu, they call themselves Pegus." From the drawing, their traditional clothing, headwear, scarves, and hairstyles can be seen. A description from 1755 notes that the Pegu people cut their hair short in front and shaved the back of the head from the ears to the crown in a semicircle shape.

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    This drawing was drawn by a Portuguese in the 16th century and reproduced by the Portuguese Library. It depicts people from the Kingdom of Pegu in Myanmar. The description at the top is in Portuguese, which translates to "People of the Kingdom of Pegu, they call themselves Pegus." From the drawing, their traditional clothing, headwear, scarves, and hairstyles can be seen. A description from 1755 notes that the Pegu people cut their hair short in front and shaved the back of the head from the ears to the crown in a semicircle shape.

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    Pegu, Chamaose-Pegus" It Means "People of The Kingdom of Pegu, They Call Them

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    This drawing was drawn by a Portuguese in the 16th century and reproduced by the Portuguese Library. It depicts people from the Kingdom of Pegu in Myanmar. The description at the top is in Portuguese, which translates to "People of the Kingdom of Pegu, they call themselves Pegus." From the drawing, their traditional clothing, headwear, scarves, and hairstyles can be seen. A description from 1755 notes that the Pegu people cut their hair short in front and shaved the back of the head from the ears to the crown in a semicircle shape.

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    Jente do reino do Pegu,


    Chamaose-Pegus A / A /
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    This drawing was drawn by a Portuguese in 16th century and reproduced by Portuguese Library. A description on the top of drawing is in Portuguese Jente do reino do
    Pegu, Chamaose-Pegus it means People of the Kingdom of Pegu, they call themselves Pegus. From this drawing we can see their dressing, head-dress, scarf and
    hair-dress etc.
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    The Peguers they cut their hair round in front, and the back-part, from their ears
    to the crown of their head, is shaved in a semicircle. Oriental Repertory, Captain
    George Baker 1755

    Collected by Bee Htaw Monzel

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