A hand-drawn; hand-coloured watercolour from the late 19th century by an unknown Burmese artist.

The name of the ethnic group featured appears near the top of the picture in Shan script (left); Burmese script (Centre) and Khun script (right). Khun script was formerly used in Kengtung / Kyaingtong in eastern Shan State and in Lan Na or Lanna; northern Thailand.

The Akha are an ethnic minority hilltribe that is indigenous to Burma; Thailand; Laos and China's Yunnan Province with a total population estimated to be about half a million.