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They belong to the Miao-Yiao sub-group of the Mon Khmer group. They are found
in the eastern Wa and Kunlon regions and Yunnan in China. They are also found
at Sinkaing region. Some call these people Miao Si. They had never been to the
plains until the 1957 Union Day celebrations. There are all together four
different Miao sub-groups: Miao, Red Miao, Black Miao and White Miao.
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The women tie their hair at the top of their heads and wrap it with a long
black shawl.. This shawl is sometimes 11 meters long. This headdress is pointed
at the front and looks enormous on the head. The women wear loose and long
sleeved jackets that come down to the knees. Younger women will wear multi-
coloured jackets but the older people will wear darker tones. The men wear
black, baggy trousers and a jacket, /tightly buttoned, over a shirt.
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They either wear big hats or loose headdresses. Dried gourds are used to make a
kind of flute. The first bosom has precedence over everybody.
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| A modern Miao couple. The triangular
head-dress of the girl is supposed to remind them of their native place on an
island, shaped like a triangle, before they migrated to Myanmar. The flat hat
of the boy is supposed to represent the moon. |
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