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PLATE XII
A and B
The White Elephant
A. This shows an elephant-supported pagoda in Laihka, a Shan capital which suffered terribly in the civil war that marked the reign of King Thibaw. A very similar pagoda stands in Muong Nan, one of the Lao Shan States.
B. A pagoda on the back of a kneeling elephant. The stucco has flaked off the hind quarters, but no pagoda is repaired unless it stands for the benefit of the country, the state, or the town.
