Lao PDR - Nam Ou river - A Khmu man weaving a bamboo mat outside his home in Phongsaly province

A Khmu man weaving a bamboo mat outside his home in Ban Yangneua, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Renowned for their superior basket weaving skills, the Khmu belong to the Mon-Khmer language group considered to be the original inhabitants of Laos and are the largest ethnic minority with many sub-groups resident in all provinces of Northern Laos. Ban Yangneua has been temporarily relocated away from the Nam Ou river due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 5.

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Image Size: 4242x2828 / 1.6MB; Asia Bunney Lao Lao PDR Laos Nam Nam Ou Ou PDR Phongsali Phongsaly Southeast Tessa countryside remote river rural Khmu Khamu Kmhmu mat weaving bamboo hands make making makes house home village roadless subsistence farmer handmade homemade man male ethnic minority Mon-Khmer group
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A Khmu man weaving a bamboo mat outside his home in Ban Yangneua, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Renowned for their superior basket weaving skills, the Khmu belong to the Mon-Khmer language group considered to be the original inhabitants of Laos and are the largest ethnic minority with many sub-groups resident in all provinces of Northern Laos. Ban Yangneua has been temporarily relocated away from the Nam Ou river due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 5.