and probably established the first Akha village in Thailand in 1903, in the Payaphai region near the Burmese border. Their main source of income, like the other hill tribes, is poppy seeds or opium.

Nestled in the northern mountains of Thailand, the hill tribes are a mosaic of ... of these include the Karen, Hmong, Lahu, Akha, and Mien tribes. These groups have migrated to the region over ...

This headdress is a souvenir that tells the story of how politics, tourism, and contact with other cultures have affected the ways of living of the Akha hill tribes in Northern Thailand.