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Pictures of villages [last update 2011-12-25]


Below you will find a collection of photos from various places. Except where noted, pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler, copyright 1994-2012. While these images are the property of mongabay.com, it may be permissible to use them for non-commercial purposes (like powerpoint presentations and school projects), provided that the images are not altered in any form. Please read this for more details. If you are interested in using an image in a publication please contact me.

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Kids in Maroantsetra


Riverside village downriver from Bantimurung falls (Sulawesi (Celebes))
Riverside village downriver from Bantimurung falls

(Indonesia)
(Indonesia)

Palawa village (Toraja Land (Torajaland); Sulawesi)
Palawa village

(Indonesia)

Villagers along the Nam Tha River
Villagers along the Nam Tha River

(Laos)


Vezo kids dancing atop a sand dune



Kids in village outside of Tulear



Dani man


Lao woman
Lao woman

(Laos)

Group of girls in a village in Udomxai province
Group of girls in a village in Udomxai province

(Laos)


Kids in a Tsaranoro Valley village


Top breed white water buffalo (Toraja Land (Torajaland); Sulawesi)
Top breed white water buffalo

(Indonesia)

Senum in a rice paddy
Senum in a rice paddy

(Laos)


Football match from above near the Okavango delta



Children in Maroantsetra



Vezo child



Dani elder in traditional garb



Turkana

(Kenya)


Arovana (Ankorohoke), a Vezo fishing village



Turkana

(Kenya)

Bwindi orphans group children doing traditional dances and songs
Bwindi orphans group children doing traditional dances and songs

(Uganda)


Dani man in traditional ceremonial dress



Turkana

(Kenya)


Girl looking out a window of a hut in a village in the Tsaranoro Valley



Girl in a Tsaranoro Valley village


Red anchovies at fish market in Rantepao (Toraja Land (Torajaland); Sulawesi)
Red anchovies at fish market in Rantepao

(Indonesia)

Bwindi orphans group children doing traditional dances and songs
Bwindi orphans group children doing traditional dances and songs

(Uganda)

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)

Village along the Nam Nern river
Village along the Nam Nern river

(Laos)

Bwindi orphans group children singing and dancing
Bwindi orphans group children singing and dancing

(Uganda)

Bwindi children; many of whom are AIDS orphans; performing traditional songs and dances
Bwindi children; many of whom are AIDS orphans; performing traditional songs and dances

(Uganda)


Mummified human in New Guinea



Turkana

(Kenya)


Red anchovies at fish market in Rantepao


Giving of alms to monks in Muang Khong
Giving of alms to monks in Muang Khong

(Laos)


Girl in a Tsaranoro Valley village


Lanten girl in traditional dress
Lanten girl in traditional dress

(Laos)


Papuan man in Wamena



Kids in an Antanifotsy Valley village


Monks in a Lao village
Monks in a Lao village

(Laos)


Turkana

(Kenya)


Dani warrior



Fruit seller in Kusrap

(China)


Turkana

(Kenya)

Village near NEPL
Village near NEPL

(Laos)


Riverside village downriver from Bantimurung falls

(Indonesia)


Church in the Tsaranoro Valley


Lanten woman
Lanten woman

(Laos)


Dani man in Anyelma



Palawa village



Dani man with penis gourd



Turkana girl

(Kenya)

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)


Turkana

(Kenya)


Turkana

(Kenya)


Top breed white water buffalo


Traditional painting on the side of a home in Palawa (Toraja Land (Torajaland); Sulawesi)
Traditional painting on the side of a home in Palawa

(Indonesia)


Vendor carrying all of his wares on the back of his motorbike



Tsaranoro Valley



Armed clansmen in New Guinea



Large Malagasy home and rice fields


Hmong child
Hmong child

(Laos)


Vezo fishing pirogue



Dani woman with a cassowary headdress


Painting of roosters and water buffalos--orange; red; and dark brown paint (Toraja Land (Torajaland); Sulawesi)
Painting of roosters and water buffalos--orange; red; and dark brown paint

(Indonesia)

Vendor carrying all of his wares on the back of his motorbike (Sulawesi (Celebes))
Vendor carrying all of his wares on the back of his motorbike

(Indonesia)


Vezo kids in Arovana (Ankorohoke)



Church in the Tsaranoro Valley



Rice fields in the Antanifotsy Valley



Papuan man in Wamena



Men loading sardines for export into the back of a pickup truck



Yellow jackets on grapes in fruitstand in Kusrap

(China)


Girl in a Tsaranoro Valley village



Dani warrior



Lani man carrying firewood and a machete



Vezo kids watching their father sail out to go fishing



Girl in a Tsaranoro Valley village



Family in a tiny village near Mantandia



Papua man in tradition dress



Turkana

(Kenya)


Turkana

(Kenya)


Group in Dani in a highland village



Group of Papuan kids


Marbled cat pelt in a market stall
Marbled cat pelt in a market stall

(Laos)


Dani man receiving a pig ear



Selecting among fish at market in Rantepao



Turkana woman

(Kenya)

Children at play in Ban Keuocheb, a Lao village
Children at play in Ban Keuocheb, a Lao village

(Laos)

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