"kim mun lantien sha" tribe celestial crown - yao/­dao tribe woman's headdress detail - vietnam

asian woman

bảo lạc

celestial crown

dao tribe

decoration

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engraved

engraving

headdress

headwear

hill tribes

kim mun lantien sha

metal

plate

relief

repousse

repoussé

yao tribe

zao tribe



"Kim Mun Lantien Sha" Tribe silver celestial crown - Yao/­Dao tribe woman's headdress detail (Bảo Lạc, Vietnam)

You can find more information about the "celestial crown" headdress worn by women of the "Kim Mun Lantien Sha" Dao/­Yao Tribe in the description of the photo album.

Location: Route 34, Bảo Lạc District, Cao Bang, Vietnam -
The Kim Di Mun in Laos wear their celestil crown completely wrapped in a pink cloth, with only the pin ornaments holding it in place. See my photographs on the Lanten wedding in ban nam Lue, Laos : http://www.pbase.com/kees5/gallery/lanten_wedding