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]]>Once a year, the village organises a fishing contest in the river around the boat landing. There are close to a hundred people taking part. That part of the river is closed for fishing outside this event.

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]]>Once a year, the village organises a fishing contest in the river around the boat landing. There are close to a hundred people taking part. That part of the river is closed for fishing outside this event.

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]]>Once a year, the village organises a fishing contest in the river around the boat landing. There are close to a hundred people taking part. That part of the river is closed for fishing outside this event.

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]]>A woman at a weaving loom, Ban KhongKham.

Part of the people of Ban Khongkham are Tai Lue, who are known for their traditional weaving

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]]>A man in a little market town on the NamTha preparing Fish Lahp, a traditional Lao dish.

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]]>Most cooking is done on woodfires, collecting the firewood usually a task for women and youth. This photo was taken in Ban SopSim Noi, a small Khmu village on the NamTha.

]]> kees.s@paradise.net.nz (Kees Sprengers - Ethnic Diversity in Luang Namtha - Laos) Rural Life Lifestyle and Recreation Bringing home firewood. http://kees.zenfolio.com/p17893756/e9469D13 Wed, 06 Jun 2007 10:57:29 GMT http://kees.zenfolio.com/p17893756/e12B5D5BB

]]>Riceplanting outside Ban Nam  Lue, a small Lantien village about 15 km west of Luang Namtha town.

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]]>Riceplanting outside Ban Nam  Lue, a small Lantien village about 15 km west of Luang Namtha town.

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]]>Riceplanting outside Ban Nam  Lue, a small Lantien village about 15 km west of Luang Namtha town.

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]]>Riceplanting outside Ban Nam  Lue, a small Lantien village about 15 km west of Luang Namtha town.

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]]>Riceplanting outside Ban Nam  Lue, a small Lantien village about 15 km west of Luang Namtha town.

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]]>Riceplanting outside Ban Nam  Lue, a small Lantien village about 15 km west of Luang Namtha town.

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]]>This picture was taken in Ban Nam Lue, a Lantien village, during the harvesting season of indigo plant (enough about indigo dying on someone else's website). The village grows the plants to dye their own clothing, but also to sell to a french NGO that runs a silk weaving cooperative. The plants are harvested, broken up and soaked for a few days in big vats of water, to which some naturally occurring chemicals are added, such as ash. the material ferments, and the resulting dye turns the newly woven cotton cloth dark blue ("indigo") or nearly black, depending on the mix..

During the process, the mixture is stirred and exposed to air. the stirring ladles are made of gourds. The triangular net is probably used to sift out little dirt particles, left over leaves etc. This net is usually used to collect river weed. It is home made in the village from a natural fibre. The shaped wooden tray is used for the cloth to lie on being exposed to the air, which sets the dye, the shape allows any surplus liquid to drip back into the vat.

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]]>Making paper from Bamboo fibre in the Lantien village of Ban Nam Leu - Luang Namtha province.

A paste is made of bamboo fibre soaked in water. the thin paste is spread out on screens and allowed to dry in the sun.

The paper is used in the Dao Ceremonies, illustrated in a different folder about "Lantien Ceremonies".

The paper is reputed to have served in the past to have been used to wrap opium for trading purposes.

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]]>Making paper from Bamboo fibre in the Lantien village of Ban Nam Leu - Luang Namtha province.

A paste is made of bamboo fibre soaked in water. the thin paste is spread out on screens and allowed to dry in the sun.

The paper is used in the Dao Ceremonies, illustrated in a different folder about "Lantien Ceremonies".

The paper is reputed to have served in the past to have been used to wrap opium for trading purposes.

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]]>Making paper from Bamboo fibre in the Lantien village of Ban Nam Leu - Luang Namtha province.

A paste is made of bamboo fibre soaked in water. the thin paste is spread out on screens and allowed to dry in the sun.

The paper is used in the Dao Ceremonies, illustrated in a different folder about "Lantien Ceremonies".

The paper is reputed to have served in the past to have been used to wrap opium for trading purposes.

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]]>The Lanten village of Nam Dee, close to the waterfall, about six kilometers outside Luang Namtha town. This is the season the Lanten women make paper from bamboo pulp. The paper is used primarily in religious rituals. It is rumoured that in the past it was used to pack opium.

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]]>The Lanten village of Nam Dee, close to the waterfall, about six kilometers outside Luang Namtha town. This is the season the Lanten women make paper from bamboo pulp. The paper is used primarily in religious rituals. It is rumoured that in the past it was used to pack opium.

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]]>Ban Lave, a Khmu village about 12 km out of Vieng Poukha. The village had recently located a short distance from the old village because of flooding problems. I visted the village with Mr Suksan, a guide from the Provincial Tourism office, to produce some photos that could be used promoting the new ecotourism service in Vieng Poukha.

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]]>Bamboo is split opened and flattened, so it can be used to weave big mats that make the wall of a house.

This was taken in Ban Lave, Vieng Poukha district

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]]>Man bringing the buffalo home after a day at work. Ban Lave, near Vieng Poukha

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]]>Pounding rice, separating the grain from the chaff. She is using the most basic method, lifting and dropping the pounder by hand. A more pratical way is by using a foot operated lever.

Ban Padaeng, a Khmu village near Vieng Poukha

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]]>Using the same tools as were used throughout the ages to forge the knives prior to harvest. A hammer, an anvil, bellows and a fire.
Ban Padaeng, near Vieng Poukha.

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]]>In the Tai Dam village of Ban Nong Bua, Muang Sing District.
Tai Dam are known for their weaving. Here, a man is producing the wooden shuttle for the loom, using a woodfire and mechanical bellows.

]]> kees.s@paradise.net.nz (Kees Sprengers - Ethnic Diversity in Luang Namtha - Laos) Rural Life Lifestyle and Recreation Making a shuttle for the loom http://kees.zenfolio.com/p17893756/e2D5573A9 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:09:55 GMT http://kees.zenfolio.com/p17893756/e2BCE4867

]]>In the Tai Dam village of Ban Nong Bua, Muang Sing District.
Tai Dam are known for their weaving. Here, a man is producing the wooden shuttle for the loom, using a woodfire and mechanical bellows.

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]]>In the Tai Dam village of Ban Nong Bua, Muang Sing District.
Tai Dam are known for their weaving. Here, a man is producing the wooden shuttle for the loom, using a woodfire and mechanical bellows.

]]> kees.s@paradise.net.nz (Kees Sprengers - Ethnic Diversity in Luang Namtha - Laos) Rural Life Lifestyle and Recreation Making a shuttle for the loom http://kees.zenfolio.com/p17893756/e3F683D2A Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:12:25 GMT http://kees.zenfolio.com/p17893756/e208C13EA

]]>In the Tai Dam village of Ban Nong Bua, Muang Sing District, young girls learn to weave at an early age. This girl would have been around ten at the most, but seemed quite expert.

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]]>In the Tai Dam village of Ban Nong Bua, Muang Sing District, young girls learn to weave at an early age. This girl would have been around ten at the most, but seemed quite expert.

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]]>In the Tai Dam village of Ban Nong Bua, Muang Sing District, New Year coincides with Chinese New Year, this year in early February. Traditionally a large amount of 'black Kao Toom is produced. This is rice, mixed with finely pounded charcoal from a selected wood, and small amounts of pork and pork fat added. The mix is packed in a banana leaf, tied up with little strings of rattan, and steamed in a large steamer.
The charcoal is said to be good for intestinal problems. The day before New Year, many households can be seen preparing this dish.

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]]>In the Tai Dam village of Ban Nong Bua, Muang Sing District, New Year coincides with Chinese New Year, this year in early February. Traditionally a large amount of 'black Kao Toom is produced. This is rice, mixed with finely pounded charcoal from a selected wood, and small amounts of pork and pork fat added. The mix is packed in a banana leaf, tied up with little strings of rattan, and steamed in a large steamer.
The charcoal is said to be good for intestinal problems. The day before New Year, many households can be seen preparing this dish.

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]]>In the Tai Dam village of Ban Nong Bua, Muang Sing District, New Year coincides with Chinese New Year, this year in early February. Traditionally a large amount of 'black Kao Toom is produced. This is rice, mixed with finely pounded charcoal from a selected wood, and small amounts of pork and pork fat added. The mix is packed in a banana leaf, tied up with little strings of rattan, and steamed in a large steamer.
The charcoal is said to be good for intestinal problems. The day before New Year, many households can be seen preparing this dish.

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]]>In the Tai Dam village of Ban Nong Bua, Muang Sing District, New Year coincides with Chinese New Year, this year in early February. Traditionally a large amount of 'black Kao Toom is produced. This is rice, mixed with finely pounded charcoal from a selected wood, and small amounts of pork and pork fat added. The mix is packed in a banana leaf, tied up with little strings of rattan, and steamed in a large steamer.
The charcoal is said to be good for intestinal problems. The day before New Year, many households can be seen preparing this dish.

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]]>Yao are famous for their intricate embroidery.  Traditionally done for their characteristic tribal costume, the skill is now also used to provide ornamental articles for sale in the growing tourist industry in the area, providing some much needed additional income.

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]]>In the Tai Dam village of Ban Nong Bua, Muang Sing District, New Year coincides with Chinese New Year, this year in early February. Traditionally a large amount of 'black Kao Toom is produced. This is rice, mixed with finely pounded charcoal from a selected wood, and small amounts of pork and pork fat added. The mix is packed in a banana leaf, tied up with little strings of rattan, and steamed in a large steamer.
The charcoal is said to be good for intestinal problems. The day before New Year, many households can be seen preparing this dish.

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]]>In the Tai Dam village of Ban Nong Bua, Muang Sing District, the houses are still predominantly in traditional style, wood and bamboo construction, main living and sleeping area on the higher floor. A lot of food preparation and the washing of the dishes is done on the outside porch.
This photo shows the mix of the old and the new, the home made baskets, utensils, and the new, the plastic bucket, little Chinese built truck and motorbike. The red scarf hanging on the railing is probably woven on the loom visible on the left under the house

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]]>Yao are famous for their intricate embroidery.  Traditionally done for their characteristic tribal costume, the skill is now also used to provide ornamental articles for sale in the growing tourist industry in the area, providing some much needed additional income.

]]> kees.s@paradise.net.nz (Kees Sprengers - Ethnic Diversity in Luang Namtha - Laos) Laos Asia Travel and Places Yao Girls embroidering in Ban Jhong Xa, near Muang Sing http://kees.zenfolio.com/p17893756/e344122F6 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:11:32 GMT http://kees.zenfolio.com/p17893756/e25C48F29

]]>This woman of the Meusseur (Lahu) village of Ban Nam Noi in Vieng Poukha District is weaving a basket using the traditional local style. The baskets are used to carry things such as firewood or produce.

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]]>This woman of the Meusseur (Lahu) village of Ban Nam Noi in Vieng Poukha District is weaving a basket using the traditional local style. The baskets are used to carry things such as firewood or produce.

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]]>This woman of the Meusseur (Lahu) village of Ban Nam Noi in Vieng Poukha District is weaving a basket using the traditional local style. The baskets are used to carry things such as firewood or produce.

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