Photo Exhibition
SILK Lao Women`s Art, Part III
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„Suu khwan“ (soul calling) ceremony of the Lao. White cotton threads are used to bind the souls to a person´s body after they were called by a „moo phoon“ (ritual master). |
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Bride and groom during the marriage ceremony. The bride traditionally wears a red costume made of silk and gold threads. The groom wears a silk pha sin and a checkered silk shoulder cloth. |
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Traditional bridal shoulder cloth, Vientiane style, made of silk and gold threads. |
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Festive shoulder cloth, Luang Phabang style, made of silk and gold threads. |
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Festive shoulder cloth made of silk and gold threads. |
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Festive chemically dyed silk skirt, Vientiane style, showing Lao Phuan influence. Diamond pattern. |
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Festive chemically dyed silk skirt, Vientiane style, showing Lao Phuan influence. Flower pattern. |
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At the Wat Si Muang temple in Vientiane. Women worshipping the goddess Si Muang, a guardian spirit for women and for the whole city of Vientiane. |
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Lao Buddhist manuscripts in the form of palm leafs are stored wrapped up with cotton or silk sheets. |
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Vientiane women wearing silk pha sin and phaa biang on the way to the Wat Si Muang temple to worship goddess Si Muang on occasion of the That Luang festival in December. |
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Holy flower of Laos: dook champaa. |
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