(Booth on Mro National Race)
An exhibition with the aim of enhancing better understanding of the socio-economic life of Wa, Kokant, Salon, Naga, Chin, Akhar, Kayan, Mro, Maramagyi, and Pao nationals was held at Diamond Jubilee hall of Yangon University with the aim of enhancing better understanding on 30th August to 2nd of September 2002.
At the exhibition, you can study photographs, books, cultural artifacts, utensils, dresses, and a video show on socio-economic life of ten national races which have been researched from 1996 to 2002 by Anthropology Department.
About Mro National by Daw Khin Moe Thida Htwe ( Assistant Lecture, Anthropology Department, Yangon University )
Here we display are the photos, utensils, musical instrument and ornaments of Mro nationals done my research work since year 2000.
Most of the Mro nationals reside in Maungdaw District, Rakhine State Western Part of Myanmar. The word “Mro” in their language of the name means “Human”. The population is about over 5,000. The village is usually on the top of a hill or along side a hill. The village has varied from 5 to 20 houses and always has a circular open space in the middle.
The characteristic hair worn by men is the top-knot with the comb which is always titled to the left side. They wear big ear rings and sometimes flowers are kept between the ears and the head.
The women tie their hair into knot which hangs at the back of the head. They wear hollow ear-brass. The float is their chief musical instrument. It has six yells made of bamboo. Each yell has a whole either. The main occupation is terrace cultivation. They believe in Animism and they are very hospitability and liable people.