THAILAND
- the RED KARENS -
From a RED KAREN village - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen)
Traditional Red Karen house - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen)
Red Karen House - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen)
Red Karen life - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen)
The color of the woman's skirt explains why these people are called RED Karens - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen)
Old woman and her dog - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen)
The old woman and her dog - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen)
The final one of the old woman and her dog - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen)
Here a very simple pagoda, - built together from sticks and branches - - a far cry from the magnificent Buddhist pagodas in the south - Maybe a symbol of an early form of Buddhism that has finally got foothold here in this remote Red Karen village - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen)
A final view of the Red Karens - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen)