rig in o f hill tribes in Th aila n
Hill trib e s In The No rt h Of
Akha Ekaw
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Former
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Former
Present
Former
Present
Lisu Lisaw
• Near top of the mountain • Have only one door • Located parallel to face the mountain
• Each village has a spirit house • Small shrine to spirit an ancestors are available in household.
Lisu make a bamboo conduit to carry water from its sources to th village.
They intend to set their house in foothill.
Below their house, they will feed domestic animals such a pigs, chicken and buffaloes.
Do crop rotation farming and hunt animals for games as well as trained elephant to clear the land.
Karen women are skill in sewing and dyeing.
Dressed in white blouse-sarong combination with colorful patterns or beads for trim.
Lahu means the hunter