The Tribes of Burma/Bibliographical notes/Kaws or Akhas

by Cecil Champain Lowis

THE KAWS OR AKHAS.

Serial No.	Head.	Brief description.	Authority.	Page.
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1	Present habitat,	Kengtung and to the east of the Mekong.	Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part 1.	588
2	Origin ...	Said to have come last from Talang T'ing in Yunnan.	Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I.	590
3	Political and social divisions.	Seven tribal divisions referred to. Names of clans.	Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I.	590, 594
4	Allied Tribes	Akhos ... ... Pannas and Lotes ...	Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I. Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I.	594 595
5	Language and dialects.	Placed provisionally in the Lihsaw sub-group of the Burma group. Vocabulary ...	Linguistic Survey of India, Vol. III, Part III. Burma Census Report, 1901, Part I. Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I.	383 79, 94 692
6	Religion ...	A form of ancestor worship. West door of house reserved for ancestors ; offerings to ancestors.	Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Parti.	593
7	Magic and witchcraft.	Fear of talking about spirits lest they should resent it and visit their resentment on the speaker.	Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I.	594
8	Marriage customs and ceremonies.	Mutual consent. Marriage with Chinamen common. Akhos restricted to one wife.	Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I. "Burma" Sir G. Scott, London, 1906.	592 103
9	Death and burial ceremonies.	Trunk of tree hollowed for a coffin ; personal effects of deceased placed in coffin. Slaughter of buffaloes. Body buried. No mark placed over grave.	Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I.	593
10	Clothing ...	Men—dressed like Shans or Chinamen, Women—short coat, short kilt, leggings, bamboo headdress decorated with seeds or coins.	Mission Pavie, Paris, 1902, Vol. V. Report on a Journey in the Mekong Valley. W. J. Archer, London, 1892. Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I. A. R. Colquhoun Amongst the Shans, London, 1885. Yünnan: The Link between India and the Yangtze. H. R. Davies, Cambridge, 1909.	268 9   589 61   395
11	Personal ornaments.	White seed necklaces, etc. ; ornaments on head-dresses ; hair let down over the brows.	Mission Pavie, Paris, 1902, Vol. V. Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I.	268 590
12	Games and amusements.	Dances, only men perform.	Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I.	592
13	War ...	Their share in the defeat of the Siamese in 1854-55	Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I.	591
14	Agriculture...	Cotton and opium cultivated. Granaries built by the road side.	Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I. Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I.	590 591
15	Habitations...	Houses of bamboo, small and dirty. Village gates	Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I. "Burma." Sir G. Scott, London, 1906. Mission Pavie, Paris, 1902, Vol. V. Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I.	592 102 269 593-594
16	Character ...	Stolid, timid, not resourceful.	Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I.	589, 591
17	Slavery ...	Practice, when crops fail, of selling themselves and families into slavery.	Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I.	591
18	Music and poetry.	Musical instruments, ken or mouth-organ.	Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I.	591
19	Implements...	String bags, baskets, etc.	Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I.	591
20	Food ...	Practice of eating dogs	Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I.	589