The Akha are an ethnic group who live in small villages at higher elevations in the mountains of Thailand, Myanmar, Laos and Yunnan Province in China. They made their way from China …

Another reason for knowing this lineage is the role it plays in the incest taboo: If a male and a female Akha find a common male ancestor from the last six generations, they are not allowed …

Traditional Akha houses. The Akha hill tribe people generally live in bamboo houses raised on low wooden stilts in hilly areas. These huts are divided by gender. One side is for the women. The …

The Akha are a shamanic group that share the ancient universal archetype that the Goddess spins a universe where nature is not distinguished from humankind. They embody the essence …

AKHA ETHNIC GROUP. The Akha are one of the smallest, poorest and least developed ethnic minorities hill tribe groups in Southeast Asia, but they are also among of the best known to …

Akha are known for the internal division of their houses into a female side and a male side, paralleling that between the village and the surrounding forest; this division is not retained in …

The Akha are an ethnic hill tribe indigenous to China and Tibet, Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos. The Akha tribe originated in Yannan province in southern China in the early 1900s. Over several …

Akha is the name of the people of a hilltribe that have their own language, beliefs, clothes and way of living. The 8 groups have basic similarities but some even have a different language; …

Material was collected in Copenhagen and during field trips to Akha villages in Chiang Rai Province, Thailand and subsequently analyzed by Hansson. Genres include ritual texts, …

2023年3月6日 · Men's clothing is simpler, they wear Chinese-style trousers and sometimes turbans during traditional festivals. Traditional houses Akha are built of bamboo and on stilts. …