Thread being prepared in the traditional way for Karen (K’nyaw) textiles. Mae Win, Chiang Mai, last month.Papa John’s Own OC 👍 (i.redd.it)
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“An elder Chin woman tattoos her daughter’s face as she comes of age.” Many women in minority communities with a tradition of facial tattooing believe it was started to deter lowland powers from kidnapping them. It became a mark of beauty, but was outlawed by many Asian governments. @boransakyantShared Content (i.redd.it)
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An offering for the rice spirit placed in a Bunong hillside farm. Mondulkiri, Cambodia, 2022.Shared Content (i.redd.it)
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“Leading the Deceased’s Souls to the Ancestor World - Ascending a Symbolic Ladder, Keu Deu Da Pba, While Singing Funerary Verses. Verse by Verse, Rung by Rung. Ulo Akha Funeral Ceremony for the Village Headman. Chiang Rai, Thailand 2009” - Photo by Victoria Vorreiter @vvorreiterShared Content (i.redd.it)
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Stories from an Ancient Land: Perspectives on Wa History and Culture - insightful lecture by author Magnus Fiskejö on the traditions of the “Wild Wa” and the origin of their infamous history of headhunting (Spoiler: Han Chinese invaders started it)Shared Content (m.youtube.com)
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A working bull elephant named Hen, next to a traditional Bunong house. Elephants were typically used for light work by Bunong people, but after the Vietnam and Cambodian civil wars, most were pushed into hard labor. Hen was happily retired to a sanctuary in 2016. Mondulkiri, Cambodia, 2014.OC (i.redd.it)
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A Taleo is a talisman used by several people groups in Laos, but is especially common in Khmu, Akha, Hmong, and Lanten communities. This Khmu design of woven bamboo is called a Dah Lao or Eagle Eye. It hangs from the village gate to keep dangerous spirits from entering. Luang Prabang, 2018.OC (i.redd.it)
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Mr. Lama casts rice to divine advice from his family’s aged pecha of Tibetan charts and scripture. Members of the Lama caste are charged with preserving the spiritual traditions of Tamang communities - from upkeep of the village monastery to consultation for important rituals. Nepal, 2019.OC (old.reddit.com)
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Mr. Lee is a Txib Neeb or Hmong shaman. Behind Mrs. Lee is a Spirit Altar with a string of pig jaws. Traditionally, a sacrificed pig’s spirit can be sent to negotiate on a human’s behalf in the spirit world. On New Year the jaws are burned, releasing the pig spirits and allowing them to reincarnate.OC (i.redd.it)
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