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   Ban Houahuntai (Katou)

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Geographic Setting

Ecosystem

Habitat

Village Road
Houses
Village School

History

Society

Language

Religion

House
Community House Cornice
Traditional Wooden Coffin Carved from Log
Cement Coffins

Myth

Music

Dance

Indigenous Knowledge

Political Organization

Economy

Textile House
Sorting Textiles
Sorting Textiles

Development

Trafficking

Gender

Health

Food

Weapons and Tools

Arts

The Katou in this village are known for their textiles with intricate beading. The beads are bought from Vietnam and involve very arduous to weave into the fabric.

Back Loom
Textiles
Textile Detail
Textile Detail
Textile Detail
Textile Detail
Textile Detail
Three Compartment Basket
Shoulder Basket

Clothing

Games

Portraits

Woman with Baby Selling Textiles
Katou Woman with Bag of Rice on Her Back and a Silver Dip Khao
Katou Man
Textile Vendor

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.

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