Myanmar - Women of the Akha Tribe in traditional headdresses. Speakers of Tai languages in Myanmar and Thailand refer to them as "gaw" or "ekaw" (ikaw/ikho), terms which the Akha view as derogatory (this card describes them as 'Kaw'). Akha women define their age or marital status with the style of headdress worn. Headdresses are decorated by their owner and each is unique withsilver coins, monkey fur, and dyed chicken feathers being just a few of the things that might decorate the headdress, each of which differ by subgroup.