In the entire material culture (physical culture) of the Northwestern Thai people, the stilt house occupies an extremely important position, if not the most important one. It is important not only in the material value measured by the concept of quantification, but also in the spiritual - religious category. And there, the khau quail on the wings, used to be the subject of the attention of many folklore researchers ...
Talking about the legend and meaning of the Khau quoc symbol has many different ideas. There is an opinion that it is a pair of stylized buffalo horns, a symbol of a wet rice civilization. There is an opinion that with the decoration of lotus motifs, Khau Cut is more or less related to Buddhism. Another idea is that with the moon motif, Khau quail is associated with the heavenly search for the promised land of the Thais in the 11th century, the brothers always remember each other.

The story is that it was so long ago, so long that even the oldest people in the village, the oldest in the muong and even the most senior people of the Thai people, no longer know when it was. It is said that after a series of constant wars, a part of the Thai people were forced to leave to find a living land. This story, according to researchers, occurred more than 1,000 years ago, since the brothers Tao Xuong and Tao Ngan led their troops down the Nam Tao stream (eleventh century). Before pitying to leave the homeland to move to the South, the appointment of the chaos of the Thai ancestors is: Whatever the sky, when making a house, remember to attach one to the top of the roof of the house. The mark is similar to a crescent moon, so that later on, the descendants can go there to recognize their lineage. And then, over 2,000 years since the third and second centuries BC,

Now, whenever we encounter any copy of the Thai people, the first image that our eyes see, is that of the quail on the roof of each traditional stilt house. As everyone knows: It is also a Thai ethnic group, but only the black Thai branch has quail, but the white Thai branch has no quail. Although both Thai industries have migrated into our country (the white Thai sector is led by Bo Cham Cham leader), but from two different starting points. In addition to the legend of the khau quail, the Thai also has the legend of the stilt house (rather, the stilt house). But like the khau quail, only the black Thai branch has a legend about stilt houses, not the white Thai industry. The legend of the Black Tai said that in the early days of the creation of the land, their ancestors were taught by the tortoise god (Thai is Pua tua), teaching how to build houses in the shape of a standing turtle. People look at it and imagine, tortoise's legs are pillars, tortoise shells are roofs. So the Thai Thai men are cambered in the shape of a tortoise shell, while the white Thai ones are in an inclined, angular plane.

"Khau quail" is a decorative symbol on the roof of the stilt house, used to shield the roof of the gable roof of the Thai Black Northwest people. Khau quail consists of two wooden bars diagonally crossed in the shape of X, closed on both ends of the roof - Thai is "pepper". On "Khau quail", nature from the real life entered the artistic life of the Thai people vividly with buds of guot, lotus, crescent ... "Khau quail" not only beautifies the throne home, but also contains profound human meanings.

Not only appears on the roof or in the gable of the house, but also quail is also present in some other parts of the Thai stilt house (khau huu such), especially on the surface of complete brocade products. Towel pieu make up a charming and close. Besides the pictures decorated with pairs of "credit", the type squeezed only into groups of 2, 3, or 4 parallel lines; or a crab, spider, stylized star shape; The four corners of the scarf are combined into “tai pieu” and stand out in groups of 2, 3, 4 or 5 quail. From that, it can be concluded that the khau quail has become a typical and unique art motif of the Northwest Thai people.
Currently, the new era is equal and equal, so anyone who wants to do a house will want to get rid of whatever they want. But in the concept of feudal Thai society, families in different cowardly positions had to use different types of quail designs. For poor peasant families with no role in society, they can only use quail quail (quail horn) or busy quail (goat horn). Type quail or quail engrossed very simple manipulation, just need two bamboo rods (or wood) placed diagonally on top of each other, close a few nails to create a nucleus sign is finished. For families with many descendants, middle-class economic conditions, use the type of quail or quail in the shape of a bamboo leaf. This quail is usually made of wood, carved with many patterns and motifs, with a sword underneath symbolizing power. The kind of quail that folk called "king quail" has lotus leaf shape, only for wealthy and wealthy families, mainly the officials. In addition, in fact there is a kind of quail with three heads reaching out to space, making many people think of the spiritual number of Thai people. The appearance of this type of quail also evokes an interesting association with the appearance of a crooked tree, with its well-curved bends. It is a wild growing vegetable, delicious, very adaptable to the humid environment along the banks of rivers and streams, suitable for the traditional residential terrain of the Thai people. with well-styled bends. It is a wild growing vegetable, delicious, very adaptable to the humid environment along the banks of rivers and streams, suitable for the traditional residential terrain of the Thai people. with well-styled bends. It is a wild growing vegetable, delicious, very adaptable to the humid environment along the banks of rivers and streams, suitable for the traditional residential terrain of the Thai people.

Regardless of the shape and significance of the Khau quail, the image of Khau quail contributes significantly to enriching the culture of the Thai people and each Northwest Black Thai. Whenever encountering the image of Khau quail on the roof of a beloved house, it is more heartwarming, more attached to the family, the muong, the country with the values ​​of essence, original and ancient as the "appointment" skin kill the farewell day of ancestors thousands of years ago.