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| Serial No. |
Head. | Brief description. | Authority. | Page. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | Magic and witchcraft. | Mediums, tumsas, altars, divinations, omens. | Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I. Wehrli ... ... |
420, 426 56 |
| 9 | Totems and tribal marks. | Existence of totemism doubtful. | Burma Census Report, 1901, Part I. | 133 |
| 10 | Marriage customs and ceremonies. | Idea of abduction. Prohibited decrees of consanguinity. Dowry, marriage feasts. | Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I. Wehrli ... ... Anderson ... ... |
404, 407 26, 60 146 |
| 11 | Death and burial ceremonies. | Announcement of death; body buried, not burnt (except in Hukawng valley), conical thatched cover erected over and trench dug round grave. | Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I. Gray ... ... W. A. Hertz ... Strettell ... ... Dalton ... ... |
408 23 17 137 12 |
| 12 | Clothing ... | Women—sleeveless jacket, skirt, head-dress varying ; rings round waist. Men—jacket and either waist-cloth or Shan trousers, according to locality. | Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I. Strettell ... ... Wehrli ... ... Mandalay to Momien. J. Anderson, London, 1876. Dalton ... ... |
397 68, 90, 188 42 407 11 |
| 13 | Personal ornaments. | Women—earrings (tube or square shaped), torques, rings below knee. Men—rings below knee; Kachin bags ornamented. | Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I. Wehrli ... ... |
397 43 |
| 14 | Painting and tattooing. | Women in far north occasionally tattooed from knee downwards in a succession of parallel rings. | Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I. W. A, Hertz ... Gray ... ... Wehrli ... ... Strettell ... ... Dalton ... ... |
385 10 5 44 171 11 |
