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  • Maria Asoncion with Grandchild & Cat<br />
Salasaca Indian<br />
Salasaca Village, near Ambato<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR.  South America<br />
Salasacha is well known for their original weaving designs
    D1X_7098_Salasaca_Indians.jpg
  • Hill Miri woman weaving<br />
Lower Subansiri District<br />
Arunachal Pradesh<br />
North East India
    20141103_Hill_Miri_woman_weaving_35.jpg
  • Hill Miri woman weaving<br />
Lower Subansiri District<br />
Arunachal Pradesh<br />
North East India
    20141103_Hill_Miri_woman_weaving_15.jpg
  • Hill Miri woman weaving<br />
Lower Subansiri District<br />
Arunachal Pradesh<br />
North East India
    20141103_Hill_Miri_woman_weaving_13.jpg
  • Hill Miri woman weaving<br />
Lower Subansiri District<br />
Arunachal Pradesh<br />
North East India
    20141103_Hill_Miri_woman_weaving_1.jpg
  • Hill Miri woman weaving<br />
Lower Subansiri District<br />
Arunachal Pradesh<br />
North East India
    20141103_Hill_Miri_woman_weaving_6.jpg
  • Rabari woman and child of the Sorathi subgroup found in and around the Gir Forest National Park Gujarat. W India. <br />
The women have very ornate earrings and many of them also have ornate tatoos on their necks, chests and arms. Designs such as peacocks and other religious symbols are usually done during festivals when the tatoo artists come to town.<br />
Locally these people are also known as Maldharis - which in their language means cattle herder.<br />
Rabari were traditionally camel herders but now each subgroup works with an animal that is most feasible in the surrounding environment. This subgroup are generally cattle herders. (Rabari is a term used for tribal livestock herders). As they live in and around the Gir Forest which is the home of the endangered Asiatic lion they loose a lot of their cattle to the lions. They are compensated however. Each costume varies slightly according to subgroup. The Sorathi Rabari man wear the 'Chorani' pants which are tight-calved with gathered waists. They also wear the 'Kediyun' men's short jacket that is tightly gathered at armpit level. These together with the turbin are made from white cotton. They also substitute the turban for woolen caps. In many cases the men also wear large ornate earings made from either gold. These are worn through the cartledge of the middle of the ear. Jewellery is their wealth and they never take it off.
    IND4520 Rabari woman & child.jpg
  • Hani child and domesticated water buffalo used for ploughing the rice paddies. Hani Ethnic minority people. Yuanyang, Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan Province. CHINA<br />
Hani are found in the following Prefectures: Simao, Lincang, Xishuangbanna, Yuxi, Honghe, Baoshan, Dehong, Chuxiong and Lijiang.<br />
This is the dominant ethnic group in the highlands of Ailaoshan and the people who built most of the terraces. They belong to the Tibeto-Burman language group. Their two-story houses are built with mud brick and an added thatched shed onto the flat roof forms a distinct shape - called Mushroom houses. Their villages are built above the terraces. Each village selects a man to be the Guardian of Channels, who is in charge of checking the  flow of the main irrigation channel, cleaning it of debris and overseeing the post-harvest repairs. He also determines the amount of water to be allocated for other areas and for all members of the community. To guarantee that every family in the village receives a fair share of available water thus demands a high degree of cooperation among its residents. This outlook has instilled a stong sense of solidarity among the Hani and sharing has influenced their notion of hospitality. Their ethnic pride is visible  in the preference the women have for donning their traditional costume. The woman wear indigo and black trousers and jackets with silver coin buttons. They wear head bands decorated with coins and yarn hanging down the back.  The children up until the age of 6 years wear very decorated outfits and their hats are strewn with coins and chains.
    BJ786 Hani child & water buffalo.jpg
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