Akha women in the town of Muang Meung in Houa Khong Province
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- Created Date
- 1972-02-19
- Description
Akha men and women from the surrounding Akha villages were invited to attend the dedication of the new school in Muang Meung (PC 5292, LS-93) in Houa Khong Province. They attended in full finery as reflected by their ethnic clothing and dress. This photograph shows the detail of silver used to adorn the women's headdresses, made up of bands of silver, silver trinkets, French piaster coins, and strands of beads. A silver chain hangs down from the headgear of the woman in the foreground, while both she and the other woman also wear silver bracelets. The school was dedicated on September 14, 1972.
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- Recollection Wisconsin
- Contributing Institution
- University of Wisconsin Digital Collections
- Subjects
- Akha (Southeast Asian people)
Women
Silver
Beads
Houakhong (Laos)
Clothing and dress
Headdresses
Chains
Bracelets
Laos - Type
- image
- Format
- Black and white photograph
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- Akha women in the town of Muang Meung in Houa Khong Province. 1972-02-19. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/CUJMJGUQX3U4Q8F. (Accessed April 18, 2024.)
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- (1972-02-19) Akha women in the town of Muang Meung in Houa Khong Province. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/CUJMJGUQX3U4Q8F
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- Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/CUJMJGUQX3U4Q8F>.