Wheatley A. Robertson
1910 (ca)
Decoy parrots used in hunting with bird lime [Shan State, Myanmar (Burma)]

Glass negative
7.5 x 10.1 cm
 
Pitt Rivers Museum
Wheatley A. Robertson - Donated 1919, 1998.323.53
 
Research Notes
Group - Mühso is an alternative name for Lahu - a language of Myanmar spoken in the regions of Shan State, Kentung area. Alternate names: Lohei, Lahuna, Launa, Museu, Mussuh, Muhso, Musso. Dialects: Na (Black Lahu, Musser Dam, Northern Lahu, Loheirn), Nyi (Red Lahu, Southern Lahu, Musseh Daeng, Luhishi, Luhushi), Shehleh. Source: Ethnologue Online. [JD 31/07/2006]
 
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