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Geographic Setting

Terrain: Ban Lanyao tai belongs to a group of three villages some 15 km. West of Attapu: Lanyao Nua, Lanyao Kang and Lanyao Tai, inhabited by the Oy ethnic group and set on hills surrounded by ricefields at the foothills of the Bolaven Plateau between the Phou Doua (1050 m) and the Phou Khoumphouk(1364 m). Lanyao tai is regurlarly visited on the way to the Tatfok waterfall, distant about 3km. to the West. It has kept to some extent the shape of a roughly circular village around a large open space. But their is no community house in the center.
Climate: Tropical with heavy rainfall

	View of Village with Mountains
	Village Road

Ecosystem

Habitat

Because of the heavy rainfall in this area, most traditional homes are raised on stilts. Roofs have large eaves that extend past the living area protecting it from rain water.

	Community House
	Traditional Oy House with single pole ladder
	Traditional Oy House with wide ladder

History

Society

Language

Religion

Myth

Music

Dance

Indigenous Knowledge

Political Organization

Economy

Development

Trafficking

Gender

Health

Food

	Children Husking Rice
	Girl Husking Rice

Weapons and Tools

	Tool
	Large Bamboo Fish Net
	Woven Bamboo Fish Traps

Arts

Clothing

Games

Portraits

References

All documentation on these pages was collected by the Ethnographic data bank of Laos through the Institute of Cultural Research, Laos P.D.R.