(Booth on Wa 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 Anthropology by Daw Tin Yee ( Professor, Anthropology Department, Yangon University )
I would like to explain the fields of anthropology. Anthropology is the study of man in his totality in two main fields of culture and physical. It consists of archeology, social anthropology and linguistics in cultural anthropology. See our recent national races collections, display utensils, weapons and containers, photos and dresses.
About Wa National by Daw Myat Sandi Aung ( Tutor, Anthropology Department, Yangon University )
The display of socio-economic life of Wa national showing of photos, musical instruments and some utensils they used. The Wa nationals live in Wa region of northern Shan State in Myanmar. Wa nationals have long face, average ears and fair and complexion. The present day dress and the olden day dress differ a later. It also differs slightly from village to village.
Wa men wear black-jacket with an overlapping flap in front and lose trousers like Shan pans. In the olden days, Wa women wear long sleeves blouse with an overlapping flap. Ends of the overlapping flap and sleeves were ornamented with cloths. Young ladies wore blouses which cover up to their waist.
The most famous traditional food and drink of Wa national is the well-known Wa Style rice broth and Wa intoxicating broth. Here is one of the traditional ceremonies which may illustrate the people’s value on the scene of bright prosperity, unity and recreation. That is the ceremony of house warming ceremony.
We are now giving out our best support to make the cultivation of opium substitute crops. After that, we hope the living standard and the way of life of Wa nationals will be better than before.