The Snapshots in Time Collection

Portrait of a Hill-Tribe Woman in Traditional Dress, China-Burma-India Theater, WWII Era

Portrait of a Hill-Tribe Woman in Traditional Dress, China-Burma-India Theater, WWII Era

A young woman poses in elaborate traditional dress, including a tall beaded headdress and layered silver jewelry, in front of a bamboo dwelling. Photographs like this were commonly taken by Allied servicemen stationed in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II, documenting the hill-tribe peoples and villages encountered while operating in the remote jungle regions of Burma and northeast India. Project: 218078