OPIUM DRUG ADDICTION HILL TRIBAL VILLAGES THAILAND 1990s

Akha Hill Tribe indigenous people of Northern Thailand circa 1995. In the Akha village of Pala a grandmother and her grandchild sit on a bed in their home. She is wearing everyday traditional Akha native costume. Each woman's headless is unique and to some degree represents their age or marital status,
wealth and standing in the community. Silver coins, monkey fur, and dyed chicken feathers are just a few of the things that might decorate the headdress. The headdresses differ by...
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Akha Hill Tribe indigenous people of Northern Thailand circa 1995. In the Akha village of Pala a grandmother and her grandchild sit on a bed in their home. She is wearing everyday traditional Akha native costume. Each woman's headless is unique and to some degree represents their age or marital status,
wealth and standing in the community. Silver coins, monkey fur, and dyed chicken feathers are just a few of the things that might decorate the headdress. The headdresses differ by subgroup.
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