Krista's mom is actually taller than these women! And Joyce is not tall. Somehow or other they actually got us to buy handcrafts from them, including the Akha crown that India is wearing on the far left.
At this early stage of our three month journey I was very reluctant to add anything to our burden of luggage (which I was in charge of lugging). Especially anything as silly as a headress. How wrong I was!
When we got home these trinkets had somehow become transformed into treasure. Especially the headress, which has been proudly worn any number of times.
The absurdly small amount of money we left in exchange was probably a god send to these beautiful women, especially with so few farang tourists about.
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Hill Tribe Women
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