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Pictures of village life [last update 2011-12-25]


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Homg girls playing Pov pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship game
Homg girls playing Pov pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship game

(Laos)

Pov pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship ritual among the Hmong hill tribes
Pov pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship ritual among the Hmong hill tribes

(Laos)

Suckling pigs
Suckling pigs

(Laos)

Lao kids in a Luang Namtha village
Lao kids in a Luang Namtha village

(Laos)

Woman walking on a road in Lao
Woman walking on a road in Lao

(Laos)

Woman collecting riverweed
Woman collecting riverweed

(Laos)

Hmong child in dragon jacket
Hmong child in dragon jacket

(Laos)

Farmer plowing a rice field
Farmer plowing a rice field

(Laos)

Boys playing in the Nam Tha River
Boys playing in the Nam Tha River

(Laos)

Lao children
Lao children

(Laos)

Worm poop used for tea
Worm poop used for tea

(Laos)

Weaving in Nam Gneane Cultural Village
Weaving in Nam Gneane Cultural Village

(Laos)

Fishing weir
Fishing weir

(Laos)

Hmong girl in traditional garb talking on a mobile phone
Hmong girl in traditional garb talking on a mobile phone

(Laos)

World map in Lao
World map in Lao

(Laos)

Village on the Nam Tha river
Village on the Nam Tha river

(Laos)

Man collecting riverweek in the Nam Tha River
Man collecting riverweek in the Nam Tha River

(Laos)

Man selling household goods in a Hmong village
Man selling household goods in a Hmong village

(Laos)

Sanam amid a newly established rubber plantation
Sanam amid a newly established rubber plantation

(Laos)

Village on the Nam Tha river
Village on the Nam Tha river

(Laos)

Pov pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship ritual among the Hmong hill tribes
Pov pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship ritual among the Hmong hill tribes

(Laos)


Cassava field



Shop in Botswana


Lao kids in a Luang Namtha village
Lao kids in a Luang Namtha village

(Laos)

Forest along the Nam Tha river
Forest along the Nam Tha river

(Laos)

Man collecting riverweek in the Nam Tha River
Man collecting riverweek in the Nam Tha River

(Laos)

Hmong girl eating a banana
Hmong girl eating a banana

(Laos)

Boys playing in the Nam Tha River
Boys playing in the Nam Tha River

(Laos)

Hmong girls eating bananas
Hmong girls eating bananas

(Laos)

Man collecting riverweek in the Nam Tha River
Man collecting riverweek in the Nam Tha River

(Laos)

Man poling a raft up the Nam Tha River
Man poling a raft up the Nam Tha River

(Laos)

Man smoking a hand-rolled tobacco cigarette
Man smoking a hand-rolled tobacco cigarette

(Laos)

Hmong children in Laos
Hmong children in Laos

(Laos)

Homg girls playing Pov pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship game
Homg girls playing Pov pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship game

(Laos)

Sanam amid cleared forest and a new rubber plantation
Sanam amid cleared forest and a new rubber plantation

(Laos)

Hmong woman with child
Hmong woman with child

(Laos)

Boys fishing
Boys fishing

(Laos)

Boy pushing a hoop with a stick
Boy pushing a hoop with a stick

(Laos)

Lao home
Lao home

(Laos)

Children playing a top spinning game
Children playing a top spinning game

(Laos)

Boy pushing a tire with a stick
Boy pushing a tire with a stick

(Laos)

Hmong girl in traditional clothes texting on a mobile phone
Hmong girl in traditional clothes texting on a mobile phone

(Laos)

Villagers collecting riverweek in the Nam Tha River
Villagers collecting riverweek in the Nam Tha River

(Laos)

Homg girls playing Pov pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship game
Homg girls playing Pov pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship game

(Laos)

Hmong girl in traditional apparel talking on a mobile while participating in a traditional courtship ritual
Hmong girl in traditional apparel talking on a mobile while participating in a traditional courtship ritual

(Laos)


Village school in rainforest


Pov pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship ritual among the Hmong hill tribes
Pov pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship ritual among the Hmong hill tribes

(Laos)

Woman walking on a road in Laos
Woman walking on a road in Laos

(Laos)

Lao boy
Lao boy

(Laos)

Nam Gneane Cultural Village sign
Nam Gneane Cultural Village sign

(Laos)

Household possessions stored under a Lao house
Household possessions stored under a Lao house

(Laos)

Monks on a bridge using cell phones
Monks on a bridge using cell phones

(Laos)

Man smoking a hand-rolled tobacco cigarette
Man smoking a hand-rolled tobacco cigarette

(Laos)

Boy with mask and spear in hand to go spear-fishing
Boy with mask and spear in hand to go spear-fishing

(Laos)

Ruins of old Nam Gneane temple
Ruins of old Nam Gneane temple

(Laos)

Girl waiting for boys to play pov pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship game among the Hmong in Laos
Girl waiting for boys to play pov pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship game among the Hmong in Laos

(Laos)

Homes along the Nam Tha River
Homes along the Nam Tha River

(Laos)

Preparing to play pov pob
Preparing to play pov pob

(Laos)

Man poling a raft up the Nam Tha River
Man poling a raft up the Nam Tha River

(Laos)

Woman weaving in a Lao village
Woman weaving in a Lao village

(Laos)

Boys playing in the Nam Tha River
Boys playing in the Nam Tha River

(Laos)

Hmomg girls waiting to play pov pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship game
Hmomg girls waiting to play pov pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship game

(Laos)

Preparing river weed for drying
Preparing river weed for drying

(Laos)

Pov pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship ritual among the Hmong hill tribes
Pov pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship ritual among the Hmong hill tribes

(Laos)

Fishing weir
Fishing weir

(Laos)

Chopping ginger root
Chopping ginger root

(Laos)

Girl waiting for boys to play pov pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship game among the Hmong in Laos
Girl waiting for boys to play pov pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship game among the Hmong in Laos

(Laos)

Children playing a top spinning game in Laos
Children playing a top spinning game in Laos

(Laos)

Nam Gneane Cultural Village
Nam Gneane Cultural Village

(Laos)

Weaving in Nam Gneane Cultural Village
Weaving in Nam Gneane Cultural Village

(Laos)

Pov pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship game
Pov pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship game

(Laos)

Nam Gneane temple
Nam Gneane temple

(Laos)

Sanam amid a new rubber plantation
Sanam amid a new rubber plantation

(Laos)

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