The Tribes of Burma/Bibliographical notes/Taungthus

by Cecil Champain Lowis

THE TAUNGTHUS.

Serial No.	Head.	Brief description.	Authority.	Page.
1	2	3	4	5
1	Present habitat.	Southern Shan States, Thatôn District of Lower Burma.	British Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I. Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I.	186 554
2	Origin ...	From further north and east Legendary migration from Thatôn.	British Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I. Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I.	187 555
3	Allied tribes	Karens ...	Burma Census Report, 1901, Part I.	125
4	Language and dialects.	Belonging to the Karen group of the Siamese-Chinese sub-family,[1] closely allied to Pwo Karen.	Burma Census Report, 1891, Vol. I. Burma Census Report, 1901, Part I. British Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I.	207 94, 86 188
5	Religion ...	Buddhism, tempered with animism. Offerings to spirits. Harvest leipbya.	M. and B. Ferrars, "Burma," London, 1900. Burma Census Report, l 1891, Vol. I. Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I.	156 208 558-559
6	Birth ceremonies.	Burial of navel string etc. Contributions of money. Ceremonial washing.	Burma Census Report, 1891, Vol. I. Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I.	208 557
7	Marriage customs and ceremonies.	Consent of parents. Wedding feast, etc.	Burma Census Report, 1891, Vol. I. Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I.	208 556
8	Marital relations.	Divorce ... ...	Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I.	556
9	Death and burial ceremonies.	Burial. Measuring of body with cotton, etc. ; carriage of torch before bier on "duty days."	Burma Census Report, 1891, Vol. I. Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I.	208 557
10	Clothing ...	Men—dress like Shans. Women— dark smock and pettier at; coloured patch work on sleeves in Upper Burma. Tassel led head-dress ; leggings.	'British Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I. M. and B. Ferrars, "Burma," London, 1900. Burma Census Report, 1891, Vol. I. Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. 1, Part I. "Burma." Sir G. Scott, London, 1906.	187 155 208 554 127
11	Personal ornaments.	Hair spikes, earrings, bracelets.	Burma Census Report, 1891, Vol. I. Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I.	208 555
12	Agriculture ...	Harvest customs (animistic).	Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I.	559
13	Writing and drawing.	Written character akin to Shan and Burmese.	British Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I. Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I.	188 555
14	Miscellaneous, folklore, etc.	No paddy to be taken from grain bins during the month of Pyatho, nor ashes to' be removed.	Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I.	560
15	Anthropometrie data.	Cephalic index ... 82.1 Facial index ... 121.5 Height standing ... 161.2	Anthropometric data from Burma. B.Gupta, Calcutta, 1906.	190

1. Now shown (vide Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume I, page 394) as belonging, with Karen, to the Sinitic group of the Siamese-Chinese branch of the Tibeto-Chinese family.