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

A Khmu man weaving a bamboo sticky rice basket whilst his wife smokes a homemade cigarette outside their home in Ban Phatao, 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 Phatao will soon be 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: 4000x3000 / 1.5MB; Asia Bunney Lao Lao PDR Laos Nam Nam Ou Ou PDR Phongsali Phongsaly Southeast Tessa countryside remote river rural Khmu Khamu Kmhmu basket weaving bamboo hands make making makes house home village roadless subsistence farmer handmade homemade man male woman female married couple smoking tobacco cigarette sticky rice ethnic minority Mon-Khmer group
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A Khmu man weaving a bamboo sticky rice basket whilst his wife smokes a homemade cigarette outside their home in Ban Phatao, 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 Phatao will soon be temporarily relocated away from the Nam Ou river due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 5.