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Ethnic
Minority Tribes of Vietnam
Called "montainiards" by the French
that carried over to the American-Vietnam war, these hard working people come
from among the 54 minority peoples in Vietnam.
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| Kon
Tum Province. Coffee, young sugar cane, and young soy beans fill
the valley (June 27, 1999). |
Lao
Cai Province, 10 km from Sapa town, (May 17, 1999) |
Sapa
town in the Northern Highlands (May 17, 1999) |
Lao
Cai Province, Northern Highlands (May 17,1999) |
Kontum
Province, Central Highlands
(May 25,1999) |
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Kon
Tum Province, our "jeep-type" vehicle made it through this
muddy pass, only to become stuck a mile further ahead
(June 26, 1999). |
Traffic
along a suspended bridge in Sapa Valley, Lao Cai Province, Northern
Highlands
(May 17, 1999). |
Looking
back after crossing the same suspended bridge in Sapa Valley, Lao Cai
Province, Northern Highlands
(May 17, 1999). |
A
typical but dry path in a H’mong Village, Lao Cai Province, Northern
Highlands
(May 17, 1999). |
Ba
Nah children and home in Chuhreng Commune, Kon Tum City
(May 24, 1999). |
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| On
stilts, this woven home (walls and roof) is placed high in Kon Tum
Province to keep the animals below (June 25, 1999) |
Another
woven home on stilts. Note the basket carefully tucked away outside the
house in the lower right corner (June 25, 1999) |
Rong
house for cultural activities of Sedang people of Kontum Province,
Central Highlands
(May 25, 1999) |
Inside
the Rong house in Kon Tum Province (June 27, 1999) |
H’mong
girls, 14 years old, Sapa Region, Lao Cai Province,
(May 17, 1999) |
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Boy
of the To Dra people carrying his young brother Kon Tum Province
(June 27, 1999) |
Ba
Nah child wearing the "Emperor's New Clothes" Kon Tum City
(June 24, 1999) |
Ha
Lang children of Kon Tum Province (June 25, 1999) |
A
17 year old youth* of the Ba Nah people, Chuhreng Commune, Kon Tum
City.
(June 24, 1999) |
Ba
Nah mother and children.
(June 24. 1999) |
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Inside
the home of a Tay family, Yen Bai Province, Northern Highlands
(May 14, 1999) |
Ha
Lang people, Kon Tum Province following our presentation
(June 25, 1999) |
Inside
the Rong house, Kon Tum Province for our presentation. (June27, 1999) |
The
old weaver and youth of another village in Kon Tum Province (June
27,1999) |
At
sunset, the children of the Ha Lang people, Kon Tum Province. (June 25,
1999) |
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| Baskets
of a Sedang family Kontum Province (May 26, 1999) |
Five
year old basket of the Sedang is the model for a new basket
(May 26, 1999) |
Youths,
returning from the fields, Kon Tum Province.
(June 27, 1999) |
Sedang
people on the way to their village in Kontum Province
(May 26, 1999) |
A
Sedang woman in Kontum Province
(May 26, 1999) |
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Youth,
returning from the field, Kon Tum Province
(June 27,1999) |
Ten
year old Ba Nah girl walking to town, Kon Tum Province (June 24, 1999) |
H’mong
woman, Lao Cai Province,
(May 16, 1999) |
La
Chi woman using her forehead. Vi Thuong Commune, Ha Giang Province
(May 15, 1999) |
La
Chi woman, Ha Giang Province. Only when there is a light load does
she use her shoulder.
(May 15, 1999) |
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| A
15 year old Sedang youth Kontum Province. (May 26, 1999). |
A
16 year old Sedang youth, Kontum Province
(May 26, 1999). |
Strips
of Lo O plant being carved to make a stays for a new basket from an
older model, Kontum Province.
(May 25, 1999) |
Knife
used to carve and smooth strips of Lo O plant for the thin reeds used in
basket weaving, Kontum Province.
(May 25, 1999) |
Sedang
weaver making a freshly carved reed in Kontum Province
(May 25, 1999) |
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A 20 year-old basket.
Kontum Province.
(May 24, 1999).
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Tribal
Baskets of Vietnam
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