Symbols in Akha’s Clothing: Semantic and Cultural Communication

สัญลักษณ์ที่ปรากฏในเครื่องแต่งกายของอาข่า: การสื่อสารทางความหมายและวัฒนธรรม

Authors

  • Ananta Sookawat Faculty of Humanities, Chiang Rai Rajabhat University
  • Abhisara Bolnarattana Faculty of Humanities, Chiang Rai Rajabhat University
  • Kriasit Jamonjansakha Jamonjansakha Faculty of Humanities, Chiang Rai Rajabhat University
  • Rungroj Tonpradit Faculty of Humanities, Chiang Rai Rajabhat University

Keywords:

Symbols, Akha ethic group, Clothing, Cultural and semantic communication

Abstract

This article aims to study the symbol appearing in the Akha ethnic group’s clothing that indicates the identity of the ethnic group. The study area is Doi Pha Mi, Wiang Phang Kham Sub-district, Chiang Rai Province, which belongs to the Akha Ubya ethnic group. The results of the study on the symbols in the clothing of the Akha Ubya ethnic group in terms of cultural meaning revealed that the clothing of the Akha ethnic group is comparable to recorded history. Their stories, ways of life, and beliefs are preserved through the symbols in order to remember their own Akha history. For the persistence and change of the symbols in the clothing of the Akha U-Bya ethnic group in present society, it was found that the Akha people would produce their clothing into two categories: clothing with beauty but without Akha’s symbols and beliefs responding to market needs, and traditional clothing with Akha’s symbols and beliefs sewn within their families and used for Akha traditions.

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Published

2024-06-28

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 1 (2024): January-June

Section

บทความวิจัย (Research Article)

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