Lao PDR - Rural life - Ethnic minorities

Portrait of a Ko Pala ethnic minority woman sewing outside her home in Ban Lao Li village, Phongsaly Province, Lao PDR. She is wearing the Pala traditional headdress typical of the married woman of the Pala ethnic minority and plastic bead. One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has 49 officially recognised ethnic groups although there are many more self-identified and sub groups. These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals. Details down to the embroidery on a shirt, the colour of the trim and the type of skirt all help signify the wearer's ethnic and clan affiliations.

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Portrait of a Ko Pala ethnic minority woman sewing outside her home in Ban Lao Li village, Phongsaly Province, Lao PDR. She is wearing the Pala traditional headdress typical of the married woman of the Pala ethnic minority and plastic bead. One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has 49 officially recognised ethnic groups although there are many more self-identified and sub groups. These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals. Details down to the embroidery on a shirt, the colour of the trim and the type of skirt all help signify the wearer's ethnic and clan affiliations.